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Familiar Letters on Chemistry

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Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and is known for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient. These letters “were written for the especial purpose of exciting the attention of governments, and an enlightened public, to the necessity of establishing Schools of Chemistry, and of promoting by every means, the study of a science so intimately connected with the arts, pursuits, and social well-being of modern civilised nations.” (Summary by Wikipedia and J.M. Smallheer) (4 hr 12 min)

Chapters

Preface/TOC

7:38

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter I - The Subject Proposed

13:40

Read by ML Cohen

Letter II - Changes of Form which every kind of Matter undergoes.

13:39

Read by ML Cohen

Letter III - The Manufacture of Soda from Culinary Salt...

17:26

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter IV - Connection of Theory with Practice

17:44

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter V - ISOMERISM

13:46

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter VI - ALLIANCE OF CHEMISTRY WITH PHYSIOLOGY

10:35

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter VII - ANIMAL HEAT, its laws and influence on the Animal Functions

20:24

Read by Gary Gilberd

Letter VIII - ALIMENTS

15:44

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter IX - Growth of Animals

12:29

Read by ML Cohen

Letter X - Application of the preceding facts to Man

10:51

Read by ML Cohen

Letter XI - CIRCULATION OF MATTER IN THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE KINGDOMS

16:21

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XII - SCIENCE AND ART OF AGRICULTURE. NECESSITY OF CHEMISTRY.

10:32

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XIII - ILLUSTRATION OF THE NECESSITY OF CHEMISTRY TO ADVANCE AND PERFECT…

12:42

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XIV - NATURE AND EFFECTS OF MANURES

15:28

Read by Esther

Letter XV - SOURCE OF THE CARBON AND NITROGEN OF PLANTS

33:17

Read by Gary Gilberd

Letter XVI - RESULTS OF THE AUTHOR'S LATEST INQUIRIES

10:12

Read by Peter Yearsley

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Full of fun facts! Although I'm not sure of it's accuracy.