Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 713 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
History of science and medicine library ; v. 16 |
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Medieval and early modern science ; v. 13 |
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History of science and medicine library ; v. 16.
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History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 13.
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Contents |
Preface; Part One The Fragment Project (fragmente aus dem nachlasse eines jungen physikers); The Workshop as Monument. Fragments from the Estate of a Young Physicist; Translation: Prologue; Fragment, First Booklet; Fragments, Second Booklet; Appendix; Part Two Physics as Art (physik als kunst); A Speech for the Academy; Physics as Art; Part Three The History of Chemistry (die geschichte der schicksale der chemischen theorie); Tracing the History of Chemistry; Text and Translation: The History of Chemistry; Bibliography; Indices |
Summary |
Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776-1810) was an influential scientist of the Romantic era, acquainted with the greatest minds of his day. He made significant contributions in the fields of chemistry and galvanism, but also tested the boundaries of the sciences and the arts through a speculative thinking which placed human intellectual activity within far-reaching historical narratives. Until now, Ritter's work has remained largely unknown to an Anglophone audience. For the first time, this bilingual edition offers English translations of Ritter's work and explanatory essays of three texts--including |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Text chiefly in German with English translations |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Science.
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Romanticism -- Germany
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Science
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sciences (philosophy)
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science (modern discipline)
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SCIENCE -- General.
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Romanticism
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Science
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Germany
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Holland, Jocelyn, 1973-
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ISBN |
9789004185333 |
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900418533X |
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1282952560 |
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9781282952560 |
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9786612952562 |
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6612952563 |
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