Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate.
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Mauskopf, S
Published in: Ambix
November 2002
First proposed in the early 1780s, Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory was the most successful enunciation of the English pneumatic approach to phlogiston. Phlogiston was identified with a material substance, inflammable air. In this paper, I explore the nature of Kirwan's theory, its success in the mid-1780's, the unprecedented collective attack on Kirwan's Essay on Phlogiston by Lavoisier and his colleagues, and Kirwan's ultimate abandonment of phlogistic explanation.
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1745-8234
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0002-6980
Publication Date
November 2002
Volume
49
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3
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185 / 205
Related Subject Headings
- United Kingdom
- Philosophy
- Ireland
- History, 19th Century
- History, 18th Century
- Chemistry
- 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields
- 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
- 0399 Other Chemical Sciences
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Mauskopf, S. (2002). Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate. Ambix, 49(3), 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1179/amb.2002.49.3.185
Mauskopf, Seymour. “Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate.” Ambix 49, no. 3 (November 2002): 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1179/amb.2002.49.3.185.
Mauskopf S. Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate. Ambix. 2002 Nov;49(3):185–205.
Mauskopf, Seymour. “Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate.” Ambix, vol. 49, no. 3, Nov. 2002, pp. 185–205. Epmc, doi:10.1179/amb.2002.49.3.185.
Mauskopf S. Richard Kirwan's phlogiston theory: its success and fate. Ambix. 2002 Nov;49(3):185–205.
Published In
Ambix
DOI
EISSN
1745-8234
ISSN
0002-6980
Publication Date
November 2002
Volume
49
Issue
3
Start / End Page
185 / 205
Related Subject Headings
- United Kingdom
- Philosophy
- Ireland
- History, 19th Century
- History, 18th Century
- Chemistry
- 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields
- 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
- 0399 Other Chemical Sciences