The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry, credited to Francis Rolt-Wheeler, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The fourth volume is on Chemistry written by William Allan Hamor. It discusses the development of chemical knowledge, from the ancients to modern times. It expanded further on the early works of alchemists and into the phlogistic period. The last chapters cover atomic theories and the development of organic and inorganic chemistry. - Summary by Sienna

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry
• Author credits: Francis Rolt-Wheeler
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 11:51:14

Catalogue topics

• nonfiction
• science
• chemistry

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 20:22
2. 01 - Chapter 1 - Development of the Chemical Conception — 17:00
3. 02 - Chapter 2 - Chemical Knowledge of the Ancients — 32:00
4. 03 - Chapter 3 - The Early Alchemists — 37:31
5. 04 - Chapter 4 - The Later Alchemists — 36:02
6. 05 - Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 1 — 29:41
7. 06 - Chapter 5 - The Iatro-Chemical Period, Part 2 — 25:12
8. 07 - Chapter 6 - The Early Phlogistic Period — 30:26
9. 08 - Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 1 — 22:07
10. 09 - Chapter 7 - The Phlogistic Period Proper, Part 2 — 30:28
11. 10 - Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 1 — 29:46
12. 11 - Chapter 8 - Special Branches in Phlogistic Period, Part 2 — 31:36
13. 12 - Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 1 — 26:42
14. 13 - Chapter 9 - Lavoisier and Anti-Phlogisticism, Part 2 — 30:09
15. 14 - Chapter 10 - The Atomic Theory and Davy — 1:00:10
16. 15 - Chapter 11 - The Atomic Theory and Berzelius — 43:44
17. 16 - Chapter 12 - The Development of Organic Chemistry — 38:26
18. 17 - Chapter 13 - Valence and Stereo-Chemistry — 32:06
19. 18 - Chapter 14 - Modern Inorganic Chemistry — 36:17
20. 19 - Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 1 — 39:16
21. 20 - Chapter 15 - Atomic Weights and Periodic Law, Part 2 — 24:50
22. 21 - Chapter 16 - The Development of Applied Chemistry — 37:23

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