Instruments and Experimentation in the History of Chemistry (review)

The essays in this collection, the product of a conference at the Dibner Institute, explore the role of instruments and the place of experiment in the history of Western chemistry. Editors Frederic Holmes and Trevor Levere call the volume an opportunity to emphasize the unity and diversity found in a variety of approaches and specializations, all falling under that general heading. Accordingly, the book covers a broad time-frame and a wide range of subject matter and approaches. Because the essays are so diverse, the editors have worked hard to draw them together, providing not only a general introduction but also comments on themes and differences for the more or less chronological subgroups into which the book is divided. Their efforts are sometimes very successful, other times less so. [End Page 600]

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