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Heroes of Science Chemists

By M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison) Muir

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HEROES OF SCIENCE.
CHEMISTS
- BY
M. M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A., F.R.S.E.,
- FELLOW, AND PRÆLECTOR IN CHEMISTRY, OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.
  - CHAPTER II.
  - CHAPTER III.
  - CHAPTER IV.
  - CHAPTER V.
  - CHAPTER VI.
  - CHAPTER VII.
  - CHAPTER VIII.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
HEROES OF SCIENCE.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I.
- ALCHEMY: AND THE DAWN OF CHEMISTRY.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHEMISTRY AS A SCIENCE —PERIOD OF BLACK, PRIESTLEY AND LAVOISIER.
  - Joseph Black, 1728-1799. Joseph, Priestley, 1733-1804. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743-1794.
- Joseph Black, 1728-1799. Joseph, Priestley, 1733-1804. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743-1794.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III.
- ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE—PERIOD OF DALTON.
  - John Dalton, 1766-1844.
- John Dalton, 1766-1844.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IV.
- ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE (continued)—PERIOD OF DAVY AND BERZELIUS.
  - Humphry Davy, 1778-1829. Johann Jacob Berzelius, 1779-1848.
- Humphry Davy, 1778-1829. Johann Jacob Berzelius, 1779-1848.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V.
- THE WORK OF GRAHAM.
  - Thomas Graham, 1805-1869.
- Thomas Graham, 1805-1869.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VI.
- RISE AND PROGRESS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY—PERIOD OF LIEBIG AND DUMAS.
  - Justus Liebig, 1803-1873. Jean Baptiste André Dumas, born in 1800.
- Justus Liebig, 1803-1873. Jean Baptiste André Dumas, born in 1800.
- FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII.
- MODERN CHEMISTRY.
CHAPTER VIII.
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
INDEX.
- PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES.