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"We meet in Thomas Beddoes an able chemist, engaged in a field where impor­ tant new discoveries were being made; a good doctor eager to fmd experi­ mentally soun. d ways of healing and to make known the principles of maintaining good health; a vigorous, independent man sharing the hope which the ideas of the French Revolution gave so many 9f his contemporaries. In his life he was a controversial figure and judgement and detached appreciation of his work was often made impossible by anger at his 'revolutionary' political views. It becomes evident that where Beddoes was held in esteem and where he had influence it was not for particular activities but for what he was 'in the round'. With due respect - and with gratitude - to specialist accounts of his achievements as a chemist and of his endeavours to fmd a cure for pulmonary consumption and his efforts to bring about an understanding of the importance of preventive medicine, I have tried in this account to 'see him whole'. Historians of chemistry and of medicine; educationalists; and those concerned with 'women's studies' will each continue to find particular episodes or parts of Beddoes' life of special interest. At the same time I hope this, the first attempt at a biography - for J. E. Stock's 1811 account is truly named ""Memoirs"" - will add to our understanding of his varied activities."

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Author:   D.A. Stansfield
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1984 ed.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.643kg
ISBN:  

9789027716866

ISBN 10:   9027716862
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   30 June 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Early Life.- I. Shropshire Background.- II. Student Days: Oxford and London.- 3. Edinburgh Medical School.- 4. Chemical Reader.- 5. The Midland Circle.- 6. Revolutionary and Educationalist.- 7. Bristol: Reviewing for The Monthly Review.- 8. The Arrival of Coleridge/Political and literary Activities.- 9. The Pneumatic Institute/Humphry Davy.- 10. Preventive Medicine.- 11. Religio Medici.- 12. Behind the Print.- 13. Family and Reputation.- Appendix II. Dr Joseph Priestley’s Letter to Humphry Davy, Oct. 31,1803.- Notes and References.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.

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