Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ILLUSTRATIONS IX
4. FOREWORD XI
5. Chapter One THE GREEK INHERITANCE AND ALCHEMY 1
6. Chapter Two CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PHLOGISTON 17
7. Chapter Three ANTOINE LAVOISIER 34
8. Chapter Four ATOMS, EQUIVALENTS, AND ELEMENTS 47
9. Chapter Five RADICALS AND TYPES 58
10. Chapter Six VALENCE AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE 91
11. Chapter Seven STEREOCHEMISTRY AND ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 121
12. Chapter Eight FORCES, EQUILIBRIA, AND RATES 154
13. Chapter Nine ELECTRONS, REACTION MECHANISMS, AND ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 188
14. Chapter Ten CONCLUSION 241
15. NOTES 247
16. INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES 313
17. GENERAL INDEX 324