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The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry

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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

20:22

Read by Larry Wilson

Chapter 1 - Development of the Chemical Conception

17:00

Read by Linda Johnson

Chapter 2 - Chemical Knowledge of the Ancients

32:00

Read by Linda Johnson

Chapter 3 - The Early Alchemists

37:31

Read by Ann Boulais

Chapter 4 - The Later Alchemists

36:02

Read by Ann Boulais

Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 1

29:41

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 2

25:12

Read by Logan Lorenz

Chapter 6 - The Early Phlogistic Period

30:26

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 1

22:07

Read by sandkinz

Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 2

30:28

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 1

29:46

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 2

31:36

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 1

26:42

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 2

30:09

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 10 - The Atomic Theory and Davy

1:00:10

Read by jcrosbie

Chapter 11 - The Atomic Theory and Berzelius

43:44

Read by laurencetrask

Chapter 12 - The Development of Organic Chemistry

38:26

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Chapter 13 - Valence and Stereo-Chemistry

32:06

Read by Availle

Chapter 14 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry

36:17

Read by Ann Boulais

Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 1

39:16

Read by Availle

Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 2

24:50

Read by Availle

Chapter 16 - The Development of Applied Chemistry

37:23

Read by Warren Kati

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