Ernst von Meyer 
A History of Chemistry. From Earliest Times to the Present Day [PDF ebook] 
Being also an introduction to the study of the science

Frontmatter — PREFACE TO THE GERMAN EDITION — TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE — AUTHOR’S NOTE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION — TABLE OF CONTENTS — ABBREVIATIONS OF THE NAMES OF MOST OF THE JOURNALS TO WHICH REFERENCE HAS BEEN MADE — INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER I FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE BIRTH OF ALCHEMY — CHAPTER II THE AGE OF ALCHEMY — CHAPTER III HISTORY OF THE IATRO-CHEMICAL PERIOD — CHAPTER IV HISTORY OF THE PERIOD OF THE PHLOGISTON THEORY, FROM BOYLE TO LAVOISIER — CHAPTER V HISTORY OF THE MOST RECENT PERIOD (FROM THE TIME OF LAVOISIER UP TO NOW) — CHAPTER VI SPECIAL HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY FROM LAVOISIER TO THE PRESENT DAY — INDEX OF AUTHORS’ NAMES — INDEX OF SUBJECTS