عنوان

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the 18th century /

(Number (ISBN

0313072434

(Number (ISBN

9780313072437

Erroneous ISBN

0313320152

Erroneous ISBN

9780313320156

Number

b751756

Title Proper

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the 18th century /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jonathan Shectman.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Westport, Conn. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Greenwood Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2003.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xlviii, 317 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations.

Series Title

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries through the ages

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index.

Text of Note

Animal physiology and experimental pathology -- Animal respiration obtains oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide -- Atmospheric composition is constant -- Ballistic pendulum and physics of spinning projectiles -- Balloon flight -- Binary system -- Calculus of finite differences and differential equations -- Carbon dioxide is a distinct gas -- Charles's Law of Gases -- Chemical cells can store usable electricity -- Chlorine is a distinct gas that can be easily produced in a laboratory -- Citrus prevents scurvy -- Comets follow predictable orbits, cycles, and returns -- Corpuscular model of light and color -- Cotton gin -- Coulomb's law -- Digestion is primarily a chemical process -- Discovery of nitrogen -- Electrical conductors and insulators -- Electricity can produce light -- Electricity is of two types : positive and negative -- Farmer's almanac -- Franklin's electrical researches, discoveries and inventions -- Franklin's practical household inventions -- Heat is a form of energy, not the element caloric -- Hydrodynamics -- Hydrogen is an element -- Immunization prevents smallpox -- Latent and specific heat -- Law of Conservation of Mass -- Metric system of measurement -- Microscopic organisms reproduce, rather than spontaneously generate -- Milky Way is a lens-shaped distribution of stars -- Modern dentistry -- Modern encyclopedia -- Modern entomology and the "history" of insects -- Navigational quadrant (octant and sextant) -- Newtonian black holes or "dark stars" are devoid of light -- Optical and mechanical telegraphs -- Oxygen is an element that supports combustion -- Phlogiston (or the first reasonable, rational theory of chemistry) -- Plant physiology is independent of animal physiology -- Plants use sunlight to absorb gas, and they reproduce through insect pollination -- Priestley's chemical experiments, discoveries and inventions -- Principle of least action -- Proper motion of the stars and sun through space -- Proust's Law of Constant Proportions -- Rational system of chemical nomenclature -- Scientific morphology and taxonomy of animals and plants -- Spinning machines -- Steamboat -- Steam engine -- Stellar aberration and speed of light -- Substances fall into one of two distinct chemical categories : elements or compounds -- Thermometry instruments and scales -- Three "primary" colors are sufficient to produce all others -- Uranus is a planet -- Venus has an atmosphere -- Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen -- Weaving machines -- "Weighing" the world by measuring gravitational constant -- Wet transfer copying process (a.k.a. copying press).

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Text of Note

The 18th century saw the emergence of the industrial and chemical revolutions and witnessed the near-universal acceptance of applied science. It was a time of revolutionary, lasting transformation for the practice of science and mathematics. Most procedures and precepts of modern science took hold during the 18th century, when scientists first paired scientific research with practical application to astonishing results. In over 60 alphabetical entries, Shectman examines at the tremendous scientific discoveries, inventions, and inquiries of the period.

Title

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the 18th century.

International Standard Book Number

9780313320156

Cover Title

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions & discoveries of the 18th century

Science-- History-- 18th century.

Technology-- History-- 18th century.

SCIENCE-- History.

Science.

Technology.

SCI-- 034000

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Edition

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Book number

Shectman, Jonathan,1972-

Date of Transaction

20201204112645.0

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[Book]

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