Article ID: CBB001251180

The “Newtonian Dream” of Guyton de Morveau (2011)

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How to turn chemistry into an exact science? For chemist Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau (1737-1816), the best procedure to achieve this goal was to use resources from theoretical physics as allies in the general delimitation of concepts belonging to that science. Thus, their results could be represented in a rational way and written in mathematical language. His dream was to produce concepts that could translate the dynamics of the material world through this physical chemistry. The key-concept of this dream was that of chemical affinities. In addition to information relevant to understand the meaning of being a Newtonian in the Age of Enlightenment, Guyton de Morveau's chemical thinking also suggests an alternative understanding of the so-called "chemical revolution".

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Description On efforts to turn chemistry into an exact science in the 18th century.


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Authors & Contributors
Bret, Patrice
Viel, Claude
Wilson, David Ball
Stan, Marius
Serrano, Elena
Newcomb, Sally
Concepts
Chemistry
Newtonianism
Phlogiston
Science
Physics
Natural laws
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
Early modern
Enlightenment
17th century
Places
France
Scotland
Spain
Ireland
Great Britain
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
École Polytechnique, Paris
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