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

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

Reviews

'Knight has selected his reprints for both content and context and not only as representative, indicating the range of chemistry as well as illuminating theories and experiments, but also as accessible to the general reader, a desideratum made more difficult as the century progressed and science became more specialized.' - Endeavour

'Having access to all these primary sources is invaluable to academic chemists and historians of science; they belong in all university and college libraries, undergraduates through professionals.' - M. Rossi, Vassar College '..the collection does provide an overview of the development of chemistry seen through the eyes of notable participants communicating their discoveries, comments, opinions, or visions to their contemporaries' --George B. Kauffman, Endeavour