Livre | Chapitre
The emergence of physical chemistry
pp. 35-50
Résumé
Physical chemistry came into existence as a result of a mutual unification of chemistry and physics. The tendency of an approach to physics became a trend in the development of chemistry in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when chemists extensively started to use measuring devices. A quantitative characterization of chemical reactions and properties of substances enabling researchers to find out the general regularities of chemistry was increasingly the goal of research. On the other hand, a number of physicists started taking a more serious interest in the investigation of issues pertaining to the domain of chemistry. For instance, several perspective trends in electrochemistry were essentially elaborated by physicists.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Vihalemm Rein (2001) Estonian studies in the history and philosophy of science. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 35-50
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0672-9_3
Citation complète:
Past Vello, 2001, The emergence of physical chemistry. In R. Vihalemm (ed.) Estonian studies in the history and philosophy of science (35-50). Dordrecht, Springer.