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The Chemistry Set (website)
A chemistry set is an educational toy enabling simple chemistry experiments. Chemistry set may also refer to: * The Chemistry Set (British band) The Chemistry Set are a psychedelic band from London, United Kingdom. Composed of former members of bands in the late 1980s neo-psychedelic scene, the group received regular airplay on John Peel's show and appeared on Tony Wilson's BBC2 show ..., London, England psych-pop band, 1988-present * The Chemistry Set (American band), Dallas, Texas, mid-2000s {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemistry Set
A chemistry set is an educational toy allowing the user (typically a teenager) to perform simple chemistry experiments. History Forerunners The forerunners of the chemistry set were 17th century books on "natural magick", "which all excellent wise men do admit and embrace, and worship with great applause; neither is there any thing more highly esteemed, or better thought of, by men of learning." Authors such as Giambattista della Porta included chemical magic tricks and scientific puzzles along with more serious topics. The earliest chemistry sets were developed in the 18th century in England and Germany to teach chemistry to adults. In 1791, ''Description of a portable chest of chemistry : or, Complete collection of chemical tests for the use of chemists, physicians, mineralogists, metallurgists, scientific artists, manufacturers, farmers, and the cultivators of natural philosophy'' by Johann Friedrich August Göttling, translated from German, was published in English. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemistry Set (British Band)
The Chemistry Set are a psychedelic band from London, United Kingdom. Composed of former members of bands in the late 1980s neo-psychedelic scene, the group received regular airplay on John Peel's show and appeared on Tony Wilson's BBC2 show, ''100%''. Original career The original line up consisted of Ashley Wood (rhythm guitar/vocals), Paul Lake (lead guitar/vocals), Henry Taprell (bass) and Dave McLean (drums/vocals), with Neil Pond (Harmonica and percussion) joining them onstage and in the studio. Wood and Lake had met at secondary school in south east London and had previously played together in other bands. The first Chemistry Set release was in 1988, an eponymous cassette of bedroom demos, released on the Acid Tapes label. This was followed by several flexi discs between 1988 and 1990, which received international attention; The Chemistry Set were featured in fanzines in the UK, Spain, Italy, Holland, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Japan, USA, Australia and New Zealand, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
