Chairman:
Prof A Dronsfield, School of Education, Health and Sciences, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB England. E-mail: A.Dronsfield@derby.ac.uk
Secretary:
Prof W P Griffith, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, England. E-mail: w.griffith@ic.ac.uk
Treasurer:
Dr J A Hudson, Graythwaite, Loweswater, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0SU, England. E-mail: johnhudson25@hotmail.com
Newsletter Editor:
Dr Anna Simmons, Epsom Lodge, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John, Jersey, JE3 4FL a.simmons@ucl.ac.uk
The Historical Group exists to encourage an interest in the history of chemistry and chemical industry among members of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and others. Membership is open to non-members of the RSC and embraces a wide range from those whose interest in the history of chemistry is a hobby to teachers of chemistry at all levels and professional historians.
The Group holds twice yearly meetings when academic papers are read and discussed. Summaries of papers read at these meetings are included in the Historical Group Newsletter along with reviews of recent books in the subject and news of other meetings and forthcoming events. The Newsletter is published twice yearly. Contributions of not more than 500 words on topics of current interest in the history of chemistry are invited for inclusion at the discretion of the Editor. The contents of the last issue, Winter 2012, are given below.
The Group maintains contact with colleagues in the Historical Division of the History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the Federation of European Chemical Societies.
How to join the Historical Group:
If you are a member of the RSC you should contact the Membership Department (01223 432141) quoting your name and membership number. When you have done this please inform the Group's Membership Secretary, Dr John Hudson, on 01946 861555; johnhudson25@hotmail.com. Those who are not qualified to join the RSC but who are interested in the history of chemistry are welcome to join the Group at an annual subscription of £12 per annum. Please send your name, address, phone number, email address and a cheque for £12 made out to "The Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group" to Dr John Hudson, Graythwaite, Loweswater, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0SU. All members of the Group receive the Newsletter.
The next meeting on Under the Influence - famous textbooks and their authors will be on Friday 28 September, 2012 at Burlington House. Further details wil be posted nearer the time.
The Library & Information Centre, Historical Chemistry Information Service.
The Chemical Heritage Foundation.
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry.
Details of Nobel Prize winners; portraits; and other details.
List of Nobel Prize winners for Chemistry.
The History of Chemical Engineering.
Historic samples and specimens from the Chemistry Department, Imperial College, London.
History of chemistry in Heidelberg
Science & Civilisation in China Project (Needham Research Institute).
There is a History of Chemistry Mail List or email chem-hist-request@mailman.uni-regensburg.de
To send messages email chem-hist@mailman.uni-regensburg.de
Short articles on the history of chemistry for the Newsletter are welcome and should be sent to the editor, Dr Anna Simmons, Epsom Lodge, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John, Jersey, JE3 4FL a.simmons@ucl.ac.uk. Please consult the Instructions for Authors.
The next Newsletter will be available to members of the group in the summer and will only be available on line unless a printed copy is requested by 20 March 2012. Send the request to Dr J A Hudson, Graythwaite, Loweswater, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0SU, England. E-mail: johnhudson25@hotmail.com
For a PDF copy of the Newsletter (860 KB) click here
Contents
From the Editor
RSC Historical Group News - Bill Griffith
Identification Query - W. H. Brock
Members' Publications
NEWS AND UPDATES
USEFUL WEBSITES AND ADDRESSES
SHORT ESSAYS
The Copperas Works at Tankerton - Chris Cooksey
Mauveine - the final word? (3) - Chris Cooksey and H. S. Rzepa
Historical Reminscences - David Leaback
BOOK REVIEWS
William H. Brock, The Case of the Poisonous Socks: tales from chemistry (Alan Dronsfield)
Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle (Alan Dronsfield)
Ed. Carmen J. Giunta, Atoms in Chemistry: From Dalton's Predecessors to Complex Atoms and Beyond (Bill Griffith)
RSC NATIONAL HISTORICAL CHEMICAL LANDMARKS
Chemical Landmark plaque to mark the centenary of Rutherford's nuclear atom - Alan Dronsfield
Chemical Landmark Plaque for Halothane, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum, Widnes - John Hudson
The Catalyst Science Discovery Centre Bill Griffith
MEETING AND CONFERENCE REPORTS
8th International Conference on History of Chemistry - W.H. Brock
Dyes in History and Archaeology 30: a joint meeting with the Historical Group - Chris Cooksey
Environmental Chemistry: An Historical Perspective Peter Reed
Academics, Consultants, Industrialists and Government Chemists: The History of Chemists' Careers in England from 1880 to the 1970s - Anna Simmons
The 250th anniversary of the birth of Smithson Tennant celebrated - Bill Griffith
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group Meetings
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Meetings
Oxford Seminars in the History of Chemistry: February 2012 - May 2012
'From Alchemy to Chemistry'
American Chemical Society Ð Division of the History of Chemistry
Calls for Papers
Forthcoming Conferences
Contents of previous Newsletters
Biographies of Chemists including Confusing Names 1-3 from Newsletters 1998-9
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