The Science - History of the Universe

Chemistry

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English · 1909 · 11h 51m · Chemistry

4.2 (9 reviews)

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

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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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