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History of Chemistry

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History of Chemistry

by Thomas Thomson

English· 24:27:34· 69 chapters
Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important contributors to the science. (Summary by Sienna)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface and Introduction

    12:04
  2. Chapter 2

    Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 1

    19:52
  3. Chapter 3

    Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 2

    21:01
  4. Chapter 4

    Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 3

    15:28
  5. Chapter 5

    Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 4

    18:29
  6. Chapter 6

    Vol 1, Ch 1: Of Alchymy, Part 5

    18:55
  7. Chapter 7

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 1

    17:11
  8. Chapter 8

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 2

    18:40
  9. Chapter 9

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 3

    20:27
  10. Chapter 10

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 4

    22:00
  11. Chapter 11

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 5

    23:50
  12. Chapter 12

    Vol 1, Ch 2: Of the chemical knowledge possessed by the Ancients, Part 6

    14:26
  13. Chapter 13

    Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 1

    23:56
  14. Chapter 14

    Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 2

    33:30
  15. Chapter 15

    Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 3

    19:19
  16. Chapter 16

    Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, Part 1

    20:55
  17. Chapter 17

    Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, Part 2

    27:03
  18. Chapter 18

    Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, Part 3

    22:37
  19. Chapter 19

    Vol 1, Ch 4: Of the progress of Chemistry under Paracelsus and his disciples, Part 4

    26:11
  20. Chapter 20

    Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 1

    24:03
  21. Chapter 21

    Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 2

    24:12
  22. Chapter 22

    Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 3

    23:21
  23. Chapter 23

    Vol 1, Ch 5: Of Van Helmont and the Iatro-Chemists, Part 4

    19:37
  24. Chapter 24

    Vol 1, Ch 6: Of Agricola and metallurgy

    13:32
  25. Chapter 25

    Vol 1, Ch 7: Of Glauber, Lemery and some other chemists of the end of the 17th century, Part 1

    20:42
  26. Chapter 26

    Vol 1, Ch 7: Of Glauber, Lemery and some other chemists of the end of the 17th century, Part 2

    21:57
  27. Chapter 27

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 1

    20:12
  28. Chapter 28

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 2

    20:33
  29. Chapter 29

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 3

    14:40
  30. Chapter 30

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 4

    18:48
  31. Chapter 31

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 5

    19:32
  32. Chapter 32

    Vol 1, Ch 8: Of the attempts to establish a theory in chemistry, Part 6

    15:58
  33. Chapter 33

    Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 1

    23:30
  34. Chapter 34

    Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 2

    24:07
  35. Chapter 35

    Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 3

    24:12
  36. Chapter 36

    Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 4

    21:04
  37. Chapter 37

    Vol 1, Ch 9: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 5

    26:47
  38. Chapter 38

    Vol 2, Ch 1: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 1

    25:44
  39. Chapter 39

    Vol 2, Ch 1: Of the foundation and progress of scientific chemistry in Great Britain, Part 2

    18:09
  40. Chapter 40

    Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 1

    22:55
  41. Chapter 41

    Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 2

    20:53
  42. Chapter 42

    Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 3

    21:31
  43. Chapter 43

    Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 4

    17:33
  44. Chapter 44

    Vol 2, Ch 2: Of the progress of philosophical chemistry in Sweden, Part 5

    21:36
  45. Chapter 45

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 1

    23:07
  46. Chapter 46

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 2

    25:28
  47. Chapter 47

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 3

    22:38
  48. Chapter 48

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 4

    21:34
  49. Chapter 49

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 5

    22:31
  50. Chapter 50

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 6

    22:31
  51. Chapter 51

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 7

    21:58
  52. Chapter 52

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 8

    22:28
  53. Chapter 53

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 9

    22:38
  54. Chapter 54

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 10

    24:53
  55. Chapter 55

    Vol 2, Ch 3: Progress of scientific chemistry in France, Part 11

    21:29
  56. Chapter 56

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 1

    17:22
  57. Chapter 57

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 2

    25:16
  58. Chapter 58

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 3

    20:55
  59. Chapter 59

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 4

    21:56
  60. Chapter 60

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 5

    19:35
  61. Chapter 61

    Vol 2, Ch 4: Progress of analytical chemistry, Part 6

    20:29
  62. Chapter 62

    Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 1

    18:11
  63. Chapter 63

    Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 2

    23:52
  64. Chapter 64

    Vol 2, Ch 5: Of electro-chemistry, Part 3

    18:23
  65. Chapter 65

    Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 1

    19:29
  66. Chapter 66

    Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 2

    31:46
  67. Chapter 67

    Vol 2, Ch 6: Of the atomic theory, Part 3

    25:24
  68. Chapter 68

    Vol 2, Ch 7: Of the present state of chemistry, Part 1

    17:44
  69. Chapter 69

    Vol 2, Ch 7: Of the present state of chemistry, Part 2

    14:55