A history of chemistry from earliest times to the present day : being also an introduction to the study of the science / by Ernst von Meyer ; translated with the author's sanction by George M'Gowan.

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1891
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Credit: A history of chemistry from earliest times to the present day : being also an introduction to the study of the science / by Ernst von Meyer ; translated with the author's sanction by George M'Gowan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SubstUiUion Theories, 259. Bumas' Laws of Substitution, 260. Laure-nt's Substitution or Nucleus Theory, 261. Criticism of the same, 262. Dumas' Type Theory, 263. His Unitary System, 265. The Ovarthroio of Berzelius' Bualistie Doctrine, 265. Berzelius' Fight against the Substitution Theory, and his Defeat, 267. Fusion of the older Theory of Types with the Radical Theory by Laurent and Gerhardt, 269. Laiu'entand Gerhardt, a Sketch of their Lives, 269. Gerhardt's Theory of Residues, 270. His Law of Basicity, 272. Gerhardt's first Classification of Organic Compounds, 272. Sis Reform of the Atomic Weight System, 273. The distinguishing between the terms Molecule, Atom, and Equival- ent by Laurent and Gerhardt, 276. WorTc preparatory to the new Type Theory—Wurtz and A. W. Hofmann, 278. William- son's Experiments on the Formation of Ethers, 281. His Opinions with regard to the Typical View, 282. Gerhardt's new Theory of Types, 2%^. Work preparatory to this, 284. Deriva- tion of Organic Compounds from Types, 285. Gerhardt's Views upon Chemical Constitution, 287. Criticisms upon his Type Theory, 288. Extension of the Type Theory by KehuU, 289. Mixed Types, 290. Marsh Gas as a Type, 291. Position of the Type Theory in 1857, 292. Development of the Neioer Radical Theory by Kolbc—A Survey of Kolbe's Life and Work, 292. The Re-animation of the Radical Theory by him—Frankland's Co-operation, 294. Copulated or Conjugate Compounds, 296. Setting aside of the Notion of Copulation by Franldand, 297. Kolbe's Carbonic Acid Theory, 299. The Derivation of Organic Compounds from Inorganic, 299. Kolbe's most important Experimenial Researches, 800. His Atti- tude towards the older aiul the newer Chemistry, 301. Kolbe's real Types, 302. The Founding of the Doctrine of the Saturation-Capacity page of the Elements by Frankland 304 Preparatory steps towards this Doctrine, 304. Frankland's services here, 304 e< seq. Assumption of a varying Saturation- Capacity, 307. Discussions on the Subject by Odling, William- son, and Wurtz, 308. The Recognition of the Valency of Carbon, 309. Kekule's services here, 310. Kolbe and Frankland's share in the Matter, 311. Development of Chemistry under the Influence of the Doctrine of Valency during the last Thirty Years . 313 Beginnings of the Structure Theory—KckuU and Couper, 314. Establishment of the true Atomic Weights by Cannizzaro, 317 I