The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry


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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 expanded further on the early works of alchemists and into the phlogistic period. The last chapters cover atomic theories and the development of organic and inorganic chemistry. - Summary by Sienna (11 hr 51 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 20:22 Lu par Larry Wilson
Chapter 1 - Development of the Chemical Conception 17:00 Lu par Linda Johnson
Chapter 2 - Chemical Knowledge of the Ancients 32:00 Lu par Linda Johnson
Chapter 3 - The Early Alchemists 37:31 Lu par Ann Boulais
Chapter 4 - The Later Alchemists 36:02 Lu par Ann Boulais
Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 1 29:41 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 2 25:12 Lu par Logan Lorenz
Chapter 6 - The Early Phlogistic Period 30:26 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 1 22:07 Lu par sandkinz
Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 2 30:28 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 1 29:46 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 2 31:36 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 1 26:42 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 2 30:09 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 10 - The Atomic Theory and Davy 1:00:10 Lu par jcrosbie
Chapter 11 - The Atomic Theory and Berzelius 43:44 Lu par laurencetrask
Chapter 12 - The Development of Organic Chemistry 38:26 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Chapter 13 - Valence and Stereo-Chemistry 32:06 Lu par Availle
Chapter 14 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry 36:17 Lu par Ann Boulais
Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 1 39:16 Lu par Availle
Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 2 24:50 Lu par Availle
Chapter 16 - The Development of Applied Chemistry 37:23 Lu par Warren Kati

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