Heroes of Science Chemists
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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.
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