Salzberg, Hugh W. <br/><br/>
From caveman to chemist  circumstances and achievements 
by Hugh W. Salzberg. 
 - Washington, DC  American Chemical Society  1991. 
 - xix, 294 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index. 
<br/><br/>Ancient technology : the roots of chemistry -- Hellenic chemical science -- The Hellenistic and Roman eras : the rise of alchemy -- Islamic alchemy -- Medieval and Renaissance European artisans -- Medieval and Renaissance alchemists and natural philosophers -- Medieval and Renaissance medicine and medical alchemy -- The information explosion -- Changing the frame of reference : the undermining of the scientific establishment -- The first chemists : Sala, Van Helmont, Boyle -- Phlogiston : the last of the old theories -- Lavoisier and the chemical revolution -- Atomic weights and molecular formulas -- Atomic arrangements : organic chemistry -- The divisible atom. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0841217866 (cloth : alk. paper) 0841217874 (paper : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>90044612  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemistry--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD11  / .S23 1990 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>540/.9 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>QD11.S23  / 1991