Lavoisier. The French Chemist - Yves Zarka / Marie-France Germain
Biography, historical and scientific guide
Author of an Elementary Treatise reputed to have revolutionized chemistry, Lavoisier was nevertheless a victim of the French Revolution. From one revolution to another, what a conjunction of events! While the Ancien Régime was dying, a certain chemistry was dying. How did Lavoisier deal it the final blow? What was his exact contribution? What were the consequences of his work?
Designed as an educational journey, this book with its lively style and original construction provides documented answers, supported by a rigorous analysis of the scholar's work, against a backdrop of the meeting of natural sciences and history.
It also offers multiple resources. Its three reading levels make it accessible to all audiences, from 9 to 99 years old! An introductory quiz leads from surprise to surprise: "What is a gabelou? The saffron of Mars apéritif? How did people light up then?" Exercises and questions close each level. Several documents bring this century of Enlightenment back to life, of which we will read a striking overview in the "Century of Lavoisier". A remarkable table of the history of chemistry situates the evolution of scientific thought before and after Lavoisier. A glossary of more than 150 articles gives access to simple and brief notices.
Following Buffon, the Philosopher Naturalist , the first volume of the collection, this new challenge is a complete success. Its human and historical approach to science brilliantly outlines the place that the history of science should occupy in schools.
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Digital book
ISBN 978-2-313-00519-4
Ebook (PDF, ePub, Mobi) - 292 p. (2015)
Paper book
ISBN 978-2-313-00520-0
Paper book - 292 p. (2015)
