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by Duncan Thorburn Burns

for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1574 views
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2011 is the 350th anniversary of the publication of a Sceptical Chymist, by Robert Boyle which is considered to be the most important book ever published about chemistry.  Boyle was a leading intellectual figure of the 17th century and one of the fo....

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The Case of the Poisonous Socks

by Bill Brock
The Case of the Poisonous Socks
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Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1319 views
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Bill Brock entertains his audience with many little-known chemical anecdotes.

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Publishing Faraday’s Candle

by Frank James
Publishing Faraday’s Candle
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Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1542 views
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Michael Faraday’s The Chemical History of a Candle is arguably the most popular science book ever published. Based on Faraday’s final series of Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution, it has never been out of print in English since it was fi....

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Alchemy and patronage in Tudor England

by Jenny Rampling
Alchemy and patronage in Tudor England
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Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1470 views
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Dr Jenny Rampling, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge.  In early modern England, alchemical practitioners employed a range of strategies to win the trust and support of powerful, even royal, patrons: from the preservation of healt....

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