Technikatörténeti szemle 19. (1992)

KÖNYVISMERTETÉS - Papers of the First „MINERALKONTOR” International Conference on the History of Chemistry and Chemical Industry (Veszprém, 12-16 August, 1991)

Bibliography Much has been published about the history of pure and applied chemistry in this period, so it is impossible to give detailed references for every statement. The following works may be consulted. Ah of them are well documented and the books have good indexes. Biographies Douglas McKie, Antoine Lavosier, Scientist, Economist, Social Reformer (London, 1952), Georges Bouchard, Guyton-Morveau, chimiste et conventionnel, (Paris, 1938), Michelle Sadoun-Goupil, Le chimiste Claude-Luis Berthollet: sa vie, son oeuvre, (Paris, 1977), W. A. Smeaton, Fourcroy, Chemist and Revolutionary, (London, 1962), Georges Kersaint, Antoine Francois de Fourcroy, sa vie et son oeuvre, (Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1966), Maurice Crosland, Gay-Lussac, Scientist and Bourgeous, (Cambridge, 1978). Industrial Chemistry Detailed accounts of the sulphuric acid, chlorine and soda industries are given by John Graham Smith, The Origins and Early Development of the Heavy Chemical Industry in France, (Oxford, 1979). The Mobilisation of the Scientists in 1793—1794 A detailed account is given by C. Richard, Le Comité de Salut Public et les fabrications de guerre sous la Terr eus, (Paris, 1922). Various aspects are discussed in the works by Smeaton and Smith, cited above. For mhitary ballooning, see J. Langins, ..Hydrogen production for ballooning during the French Revolution", Annals of Science, 40 (1983), 531—558, P. J. Austerfield, „From hot ah to hydrogen: filling and flying the early gas balloons", Endeavour, 14 (1990), 194—200, P. Bret, „La mise en place humaine et industrielle de l'aerostation militaire (1794—1796)," Actes du 113 et du 114 Congrès national des Sociétés s'avantes, 1988—1989, (Paris, 1991), 439— 466. Educational Institutions during and after the Revolution, These are discussed in the biographies of Guyton, Fourcroy and Gay-Lussac, cited above.