Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, the book analysis the iconography of one of the most famous names in eighteenth century science and relates the imagery to the intellectual climate of the times.
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... takes a perceptive analyst to transform a scholarly collection of images of Lavoisier... into a representation of what Lavoisier wrought... -- From the foreword by Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, 1981.
This most welcome volume is both a meticulous historical study and a handsome example of fine book production... -- Chemical Heritage
This most welcome volume is both a meticulous historical study and a handsome example of fine book production... -- Chemical Heritage
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Marco Beretta is Professor of History of Science at the Faculty of Cultural Heritage at the Università degli Studi di Bologna. He has published several books and essays on Lavoisier and on the history of early modern chemistry.
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