Alexander Williamson : A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century scie...
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Main Author: | Inuzuka, Takaaki (auth) |
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Format: | Book Chapter |
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UCL Press
2021
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