Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his life and work sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the 19th century and of the need for regulation and enforcement of the chemical industries. It offers a fascinating insight into the changing landscape of British politics and is essential reading for historians of science, technology and industry in the nineteenth-century, as well as environmental historians seeking background context to the twentieth-century environmental movements.…mehr
Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his life and work sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the 19th century and of the need for regulation and enforcement of the chemical industries. It offers a fascinating insight into the changing landscape of British politics and is essential reading for historians of science, technology and industry in the nineteenth-century, as well as environmental historians seeking background context to the twentieth-century environmental movements.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
An independent historian, Peter Reed has spoken widely on nineteenth-century science and technology, in particular chemistry, chemical technology, the environment and early chemical dictionaries. It was while working for National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside that his interest in industrial archaeology and history began. He is an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group, Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry and Newcomen Society.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Introduction: short biography and emergence of the civil scientist The influence of Graham, Liebig and Playfair on Robert Angus Smith Robert Angus Smith's Manchester Sanitary science, disinfectants and 'acid rain' Nuisance vapours, 'the monster nuisance of all' and their legal challenge The 'civil scientist' in action Extension of regulation from the 1870s and increasing health concerns Robert Angus Smith's legacy Epilogue Bibliographies Index.
Contents: Introduction: short biography and emergence of the civil scientist The influence of Graham, Liebig and Playfair on Robert Angus Smith Robert Angus Smith's Manchester Sanitary science, disinfectants and 'acid rain' Nuisance vapours, 'the monster nuisance of all' and their legal challenge The 'civil scientist' in action Extension of regulation from the 1870s and increasing health concerns Robert Angus Smith's legacy Epilogue Bibliographies Index.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826