Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and indexes.
Contents
Early processes and theories -- Alchemy -- From alchemy to chemistry -- Phlogistic and pneumatic chemistry -- Lavoisier and the birth of modern chemistry -- The chemical atom -- Electrochemistry and the dualistic theory -- The foundation of organic chemistry -- The Karlsruhe Congress and its aftermath -- Organic chemistry since 1860 -- Atomic structure, radiochemistry and chemical bonding -- Inorganic chemistry --Physical chemistry -- Analytical chemistry -- Chemistry and society.