CONTENTS

[Part I]
Page
Introductory [6]
Alchemy [7]
Modern Chemistry [8]
Mediæval Chemistry [10]
John Dalton [13]
The Atomic Theory [14]
The Elements [15]
Atomic Weights [16]
Valency [17]
The Periodic Law [18]
Earlier Discoveries [20]
Analysis and Synthesis [21]
Formulæ and Equations [22]
Organic vs. Inorganic Chemistry [23]
Organic Compounds [25]
Catalysis [26]
Enzymes [27]
Hormones [27]
Chemistry of the Earth [28]
The Spectroscope [29]
Astro-Physics and Chemistry [31]
Spectrum Analysis [31]
Industrial Chemistry [33]
Instruments of Research [36]
Salinity of the Oceans [37]
The Newer Chemistry [38]
Radio-Activity [39]
Intra-Atomic Energy [39]
The Electrical Theory of Matter [40]
Within the Atom [42]
Electrons [43]
The Nature of Matter [44]
[Part II]
The Elements [46]
Radio-Activity [49]
The Origin of Life [51]
Creation of Life [52]
The Ether [53]
Chemistry and Metaphysics [55]