Enlightenment science in the romantic era1992

"Jacob Berzelius (1770-1848), one of the world's leading scientists in the first half of the nineteenth century, dominated the field of chemistry, animated the cultural life of his native Sweden, and served for three decades as Perpetual Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Despite his immense stature, modern studies of his life and work have been few and scattered, and older studies have underestimated his significance. Enlightenment Science in the Romantic Era remedies the scarcity of accessible, modern treatments of Berzelius by bringing to a broad audience the results of recent scholarship and offers an enhanced assessment of his originality and influence." "This volume sets Berzelius's work within the contemporary scientific and cultural context of both Sweden and...