The Enlightenment of Matter: The Definition of Chemistry from Agricola to Lavoisier Historical and a new preface by

and a new preface by the well-known American medical historian

well produced with many relevant illustrations

and richly educate the interested lay reader

” —Midwest Book Review

These are some of the questions discussed in this book by contributors whose experience represents a unique resource in the development of the modern science museum

The Enlightenment of Matter: The Definition of Chemistry from Agricola to Lavoisier Historical and a new preface byBeretta, Marco, 1993, xvi + 396pp., illus. . . . Berettas book touches on many features of chemistry before 1800, and is a stimulating addition to the literature. David Knight, Nature . . . what a relief to read a book that is really about science instead of about all sorts of ulterior sociological, political, and rhetorical considerations imputed to it. Charles C. Gillispie . . . Specialists will find the authors insightful use of both scholarly