Chapter I Alchemy: And the Dawn of Chemistry
Beginnings of natural knowledge—Chemistry in the Middle Ages—Alchemy—The phlogistic theory 5
Chapter II Establishment of Chemistry as a Science — Period of Black, Priestley and Lavoisier
Introduction of accurate measurements into chemistry—Black’s researches on alkalis and on fixed air—His conception of heat—Priestley’s experiments on airs—His discovery of oxygen—Lavoisier, the founder of the science of chemistry—He clearly establishes a connection between composition and properties of bodies 30