Preceptors in chemistry /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Chemical Society. Division of the History of Chemistry
Other Authors:	Patterson, Gary D. (Gary David), 1946- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, [2018]
Series:	ACS symposium series ; 1273.
Subjects:	Boerhaave, Herman, > 1668-1738 Black, Joseph, > 1728-1799 > Elements of chemistry Henry, William, > 1774-1836 > Elements of experimental chemistry Marcet, > Mrs > (Jane Haldimand), > 1769-1858. > Conversations on chemistry Liebig, Justus, > Freiherr von, > 1803-1873 Cannizzaro, Stanislao, > 1826-1910 Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, > 1834-1907 Basolo, Fred, > 1920-2007 Pauling, Linus, > 1901-1994 Chemists > Biography. Chemistry teachers > Biography. Chemistry > History. Chemistry. Chemistry Chemistry > education Chemistry > history Chemistry, Inorganic > history Russia United States Professeurs de chimie > Biographies. Chimie > Histoire. Chimie. chemistry. SCIENCE > History. Chemistry teachers Chemists Electronic books. Biography Biographies History Biographies.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction to Preceptors in chemistry
Herman Boerhaave and the use of demonstration-experiments in chemistry courses
A non-publishing preceptor published : the three editions of Joseph Black's Elements of chemistry
William Henry and The elements of experimental chemistry
Mrs. Jane Marcet and Conversations in chemistry
Justus von Liebig : chemical mentor and teacher
Insights into the chemical and pedagogical philosophy of Stanislao Cannizzaro from his Faraday lecture
Mendeleev and the chemistry textbook in Russia
Fred Basolo and the (re)naissance of American inorganic chemistry
Linus Pauling : the right to be wrong
Concluding reflections for Preceptors in chemistry.