Acid rain and the rise of the environmental chemist in nineteenth-century Britain /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Peter Reed, Independent Historian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 209 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Science, technology and culture, 1700-1945
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: Short biography and emergence of the civil scientist -- The influence of Graham, Playfair and Liebig on Robert Angus Smith -- Robert Angus Smith's Manchester -- Sanitary science, disinfectants and "acid rain" -- Nuisance vapours, their legal challenge, "the monster nuisance of all" -- The "civil scientist" in action -- Extension of regulation from the 1870s and the increasing health concerns -- Robert Angus Smith's legacy -- The epilogue -- Appendix 1: Robert Angus Smith bibliography
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PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Smith, Robert Angus,1817-1884
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Acid rain-- Environmental aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Chemical industry-- Environmental aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Chemists-- Great Britain, Biography
Environmental chemistry-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Environmental health-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Pollutants-- Government policy-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Sanitation-- Research-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Acid Rain-- analysis-- Great Britain, biography
Air Pollution-- history-- Great Britain, biography
Chemical Industry-- history-- Great Britain, biography
Chemistry-- Great Britain, biography
Chemistry-- history-- Great Britain, biography
Environmental Policy-- history-- Great Britain, biography
History, 19th Century-- Great Britain, biography
Acid rain-- Environmental aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Chemical industry-- Environmental aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Chemists-- Great Britain, Biography
Environmental chemistry-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Environmental health-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Pollutants-- Government policy-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Sanitation-- Research-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, Environmental conditions, History, 19th century
Manchester (England), Environmental conditions, History, 19th century