The History of Chemistry


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Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important contributors to the science. (Summary by Sienna) (24 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction 12:04 Read by Sienna
Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 1 19:52 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 2 21:01 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 3 15:28 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 4 18:29 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 5 18:55 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 1 17:11 Read by April Walters
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 2 18:40 Read by April Walters
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 3 20:27 Read by April Walters
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 4 22:00 Read by Rosie Roberts
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 5 23:50 Read by Rosie Roberts
Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 6 14:26 Read by April Walters
Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 1 23:56 Read by Carol
Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 2 33:30 Read by Carol
Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 3 19:19 Read by Carol
Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, P… 20:55 Read by Dorothy Godfrey-Smith
Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, P… 27:03 Read by Dorothy Godfrey-Smith
Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, P… 22:37 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, P… 26:11 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 1 24:03 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 2 24:12 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 3 23:21 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 4 19:37 Read by Paul E J King
Vol 1, Ch 6: Of Agricola and metallurgy 13:32 Read by Edward W. LaBonte
Vol 1, Ch 7: Of Glauber, Lemery and some other chemists of the end of the 17th … 20:42 Read by Lisa Ellen Quintana
Vol 1, Ch 7: Of Glauber, Lemery and some other chemists of the end of the 17th … 21:57 Read by KHand
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 1 20:12 Read by Grognor
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 2 20:33 Read by Keren Turton
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 3 14:40 Read by Keren Turton
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 4 18:48 Read by Keren Turton
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 5 19:32 Read by Keren Turton
Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 6 15:58 Read by Keren Turton
Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 23:30 Read by Jairus Amar
Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 24:07 Read by Jairus Amar
Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 24:12 Read by Jairus Amar
Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 21:04 Read by Jairus Amar
Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 26:47 Read by Jairus Amar
Vol 2, Ch 1: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 25:44 Read by Peter Yearsley
Vol 2, Ch 1: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Br… 18:09 Read by Peter Yearsley
Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 1 22:55 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 2 20:53 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 3 21:31 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 4 17:33 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 5 21:36 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 1 23:07 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 2 25:28 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 3 22:38 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 4 21:34 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 5 22:31 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 6 22:31 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 7 21:58 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 8 22:28 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 9 22:38 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 10 24:53 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 11 21:29 Read by laurencetrask
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 1 17:22 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 2 25:16 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 3 20:55 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 4 21:56 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 5 19:35 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 6 20:29 Read by AggieMT
Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 1 18:11 Read by katetastrophe
Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 2 23:52 Read by katetastrophe
Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 3 18:23 Read by katetastrophe
Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 1 19:29 Read by Availle
Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 2 31:46 Read by Availle
Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 3 25:24 Read by Availle
Vol 2, Ch 7: Of the present state of chemistry, Part 1 17:44 Read by KHand
Vol 2, Ch 7: Of the present state of chemistry, Part 2 14:55 Read by KHand