ABSTRACT
First published in 1998. The Romantic Era was a time when society, religion and other beliefs, and science were all in flux. The idea that the universe was a great clock, and that men were little clocks, all built by a divine watchmaker, was giving way to a more dynamic and pantheistic way of thinking. A new language was invented for chemistry, replacing metaphor with algebra; and scientific illustration came to play the role of a visual language, deeply involved with theory. A scientific community came gradually into being as the 19th century wore on. The papers which compose this book have appeared in a wide range of books and journals; together with the new introduction they illuminate science and its context in the Romantic Era and follow its effects in the 19th century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|22 pages
What is History of Science
part 2|97 pages
Romantic Science
part 3|52 pages
Organization and Utility
part 4|88 pages
Pictures, Diagrams and Symbols
chapter XVIII|24 pages
Pictures, Diagrams and Symbols: Visual Language in Nineteenth-Century Chemistry
part 5|44 pages
Scientific Language
part 6|35 pages
Epilogue