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Elegant Solutions: Ten Beautiful Experiments In Chemistry - Philip Ball
Royal Society of Chemistry (2005)
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Chemistry - Experiments

Devising and performing a scientific experiment is an art, and it is common to hear scientists talk about the 'beauty' of an experiment. What does this mean in chemistry, the experimental science par excellence? And what are the most beautiful chemical experiments of all time? This book offers ten suggestions for where beauty might reside in experimental chemistry. In some cases the beauty lies in the clarity of conception; sometimes it is a feature of the instrumental design. But for chemistry, there can also be a unique beauty in the way atoms are put together to make new molecules, substances not known in nature. The ten experiments described here offer a window into the way that chemists think and work, and how what they do affects the rest of science and the wider world. This book aims to stimulate the reader to think anew about some of the relationships and differences between science and art, and to challenge some of the common notions about particular 'famous experiments'.

Product Details
LoC Classification QD43 .B35 2005
Dewey 540.78
Format Hardcover
Cover Price 39,95 €
No. of Pages 208
Height x Width 228 x 156 mm