From Alchemy to Chemistry

Unabridged Dover republication (1995) of the 1961 second corrected edition of the work originally published by G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., London in 1957 under the title Through Alchemy to Chemistry: A Procession of Ideas & Personalities. Broad, humanistic treatment concentrates on the great figures of chemistry and the ideas that revolutionized the science, from earliest history to the modern era. Much of the book is devoted to alchemy, but also the development of modern chemistry: atomic theory, nature of the elements, beginning of organic chemistry, much more. 50 illustartions.