{"product_id":"9781456793111","title":"Chemistry in the Schoolroom: 1806: selections from Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e                                                                                                                                     1806:\u003c\/b\u003e Chemistry lectures were all the rage in fashionable London, and not only for men. But one member of the audience at the Royal Institution thought that women would benefit more from the lectures if there were a suitable book to accompany them. So Jane Marcet wrote \u003ci\u003eConversations on Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, which features Mrs. B. tutoring two bright teenagers: diligent Emily and ebullient Caroline. The book inspired not only women; Michael Faraday was one of Marcet’s many fans, and nearly 160,000 copies of the fifteen editions of the book were eventually sold in Britain and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e            To understand the book’s popularity, to enjoy Marcet’s fresh approach and elegant diagrams, and to learn much of the social life of the time, today’s reader need only dip into these lively selections, introduced by a former tutor of chemistry. Although some of the science may now seem quaint, Mrs. B.’s educational ideas, and Caroline’s undisciplined intelligence will strike a chord with many of today’s teachers and their former pupils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128842993904,"sku":"9781456793111","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456793111_p0.jpg?v=1763862560","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456793111","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}