Chemistry
8 books
Chemistry
443
Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry
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...
11 hours 51 minutes
Chemistry
418
John Mastin - Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
This is a good basic introduction to gemstones and their analysis. Admittedly a lot of the scientific tests have been superseded, but the basic properties never change. The first part of the book concentrates on...
2 hours 58 minutes
Chemistry
431
Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe - History of Chemistry, Volume II. From 1850-1910
A history of the advances in chemistry, in the fields of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry from the mid-nineteenth century through the early 1900s. Included are brief biographical sketches of some early...
4 hours 11 minutes
*Non-fiction
431
Joseph Priestley - Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air
Joseph Priestley, FRS (13 March 1733 (O.S.) – 6 February 1804) was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works....
8 hours 5 minutes
*Non-fiction
428
Frederick Czapek - Chemical Phenomena in Life
Published in 1911 as part of the «Harper's Library of Living Thought,» this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of cells in the context of plant physiology and gives an interesting overview of the field...
3 hours 40 minutes
*Non-fiction
451
M. M. Pattison Muir - Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
A light journey through the history of chemistry, from its start in the obscure mysteries of alchemy to what was, for the author, the cutting edge of the development of modern atomic theory… and whose developing blind...
5 hours 11 minutes
