Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction
5. 1. THE LIFE OF LOMONOSOV 3
6. 2. THE SOURCES OF LOMONOSOV'S IDEAS 11
7. 3. THE CHEMISTRY AND CORPUSCULAR THEORY OF LOMONOSOV 21
8. 4. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LOMONOSOV'S CORPUSCULAR THEORY IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE 40
9. The Papers of Lomonosov on Corpuscular Theory
10. INTRODUCTORY NOTE 50
11. Elements of Mathematical Chemistry 51
12. Introduction to the True Physical Chemistry 59
13. An Attempt at Physical Chemistry. Part First. Empirical. 94
14. Meditations on the Cause of Heat and Cold 99
15. Dissertation on the Action of Chemical Solvents in General 119
16. On the Luster of Metals 138
17. Dissertation on the Origin and Nature of Niter 149
18. Oration on the Use of Chemistry 186
19. An Attempt at a Theory of the Elastic Force of Air 203
20. Supplement to Meditations on the Elasticity of Air 217
21. On the Relation of the Amount of Material and Weight 224
22. Meditations on the Solidity and Liquidity of Bodies 233
23. Oration on the Origin of Light. A New Theory of Color 247
24. Criticism of the Theories of Lomonosov 270
25. Dissertation on the Duties of Journalists in the Accounts Which They Give of Works Intended to Maintain the Liberty of the Philosopher 275
26. Index 287