Alexander Williamson, A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan, A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan

Author

Inuzuka; Takaaki

Year

2021

Publisher

UCL Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-78735-932-1

Link

Last Update

06-Jan-2026

Keywords

Education ; History of Science & Technology ; History ; Asian Studies ; British Studies ; European Studies

Description

Wandsworth, now an inner London borough, was once a picturesque town on the river Thames about four miles southwest of London. In the eighteenth century it was a parish in Surrey, and the gentle rural landscape was scattered with estates owned by nobles and gentry, such as the Archbishop of York and Earl Spencer. Windmills were dotted here and there and the sound of milling never ceased. After the industrial revolution the windmills were replaced by modern flourmill factories, but the peaceful landscape with its grazing cows remained untouched. The River Wandle flowed gently northwards across the fields to the...