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100 1 _aRocke, Alan J.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFrom the Molecular World
_h[electronic resource] :
_bA Nineteenth-Century Science Fantasy /
_cby Alan J. Rocke.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aVII, 105 p. 1 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
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505 0 _aIntroduction: The Molecular World of Hermann Kopp -- A Brief Biography -- Scientific work -- The making of the Molecular World -- The reception -- Concluding reflections -- References.
520 _aHermann Kopp (1817–1892) is best remembered today as a historian of chemistry, but during his lifetime he was one of the most eminent chemists of his day, and one of the earliest pioneers of physical chemistry.  Late in his career he wrote an endearing fantasy about personified molecules.  Published in 1882, Aus der Molecular-Welt (From the Molecular World) portrayed the intimate details of what might actually be happening in the sub-microscopic world; the atoms and molecules we meet there have agency, personalities, sometimes even dialog.  Filled with appealing tropes, humor, and whimsical asides, Kopp’s short book provided an examination of the chemistry and physics of his day that was always light-hearted on the surface, but often surprisingly profound.  Properly interpreted, the book provides a revealing tour of nineteenth-century debates concerning chemical theory.  It is here translated into English, richly annotated, and equipped with an illuminating preface by a leading historian of chemistry.  It will provide entertaining reading to practicing chemists, as well as new insights to historians of science.
650 0 _aChemistry.
650 0 _aScience
_xHistory.
650 0 _aChemistry, Physical organic.
650 1 4 _aChemistry.
650 2 4 _aPhysical Chemistry.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Science.
650 2 4 _aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27416-9
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