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