The Development of Chemistry

Classic Works 1789-1914

Edited by David Knight

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About the Book

This set covers a century's literature on discovery in chemistry, incorporating both classic works by eminent chemists (including Faraday and Boyle) and a selection of journal articles which present science to a general readership. It covers all aspects of the science: experimental, theoretical, pure and applied chemistry, and also chemical education.
Since chemistry eveolved as a European science, the set includes books by chemists of various nationalities, in the best available translations. It allows the reader an overview of the development of the science through the eyes of notable participants communicationg their vision to contemporaries.

Table of Contents

Volume 1. A Volume of Journal Papers and Articles with an Introduction by David Knight Volume 2. Elements of Chemistry [1790] A.L. Lavoisier, translated by Robert Kerr 530pp Volume 3. Researches into the Laws of Chemical Affinity [1804] C.L. Berthollet, translated by M. Farell 212pp Volume 4. The Use of the Blowpipe in Chemistry and Mineralogy [1845] J.J. Berzelius, translated by J.D. Whitney 254pp Volume 5. Chemical Manipulation [1842] 3rd edition M. Faraday 680pp Volume 6. Familiar Letters on Chemistry [1851] 3rd edition J.J. Liebig 556pp Volume 7. Chemical Method [1855] A. Laurent, translated by W. Odling 405pp Volume 8. The Atomic Theory [1898] 7th edition A. Wurtz, translated by E. Cleminshaw 354pp Volume 9. Studies in Spectrum Analysis [1883] 3rd edition J.N. Lockyer 270pp Volume 10. The Arrangement of Atoms in Space [1898] 2nd edition J.H. van't Hoff, translated by A. Eiloart 222pp

About the Author(s)

David Knight is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham and Vice-President of the British Society for the History of Science.