Prelude to the Birth of Chemistry

Morris, Richard. The last sorcerers the path from alchemy to the periodic table. Washington (DC) Joseph Henry P, 2003. xii, 282 p. ISBN 0-309-08905-0 Contents Preface — 1. The four elements — 2. Prelude to the birth of chemistry — 3. The sceptical chymist — 4. The discovery of the elements — 5. A nail for the coffin — 6. "Only an instant to cut off that head" — 7. The atom — 8. Problems with atoms — 9. The periodic law — 10. Deciphering the atom — Epilogue the continuing search — appendix. A catalog of the elements — Further reading — Index... 

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