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Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The fourth volume is on Chemistry written by William Allan Hamor. It discusses the development of chemical knowledge, from the ancients to modern times. It expanded further on the early works of alchemists and into the phlogistic period. The last chapters cover atomic theories and the development of organic and inorganic chemistry. - Summary by Sienna (11 hr 51 min)

Chapters

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Development of the Chemical Conception

Chapter 2 - Chemical Knowledge of the Ancients

Chapter 3 - The Early Alchemists

Chapter 4 - The Later Alchemists

Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 1

Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 2

Chapter 6 - The Early Phlogistic Period

Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 1

Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 2

Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 1

Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 2

Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 1

Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 2

Chapter 10 - The Atomic Theory and Davy

Chapter 11 - The Atomic Theory and Berzelius

Chapter 12 - The Development of Organic Chemistry

Chapter 13 - Valence and Stereo-Chemistry

Chapter 14 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry

Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 1

Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 2

Chapter 16 - The Development of Applied Chemistry