Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

Chapters

1. 1 The explanation of material changes given by Greek ThinkersPeter Yearsley 27:40
2. 2 A sketch of alchemical theoryPeter Yearsley 22:17
3. 3 The alchemical notion of the unity and simplicity of naturePeter Yearsley 13:46
4. 4 The alchemical elements and principlesPeter Yearsley 21:09
5. 5 The alchemical essencePeter Yearsley 30:49
6. 6 Alchemy as an experimental artPeter Yearsley 17:26
7. 7 The Language of alchemyPeter Yearsley 15:42
8. 8 The Degeneracy of AlchemyPeter Yearsley 15:40
9. 9 Paracelsus and some other alchemistsPeter Yearsley 11:50
10. 10 Summary of the alchemical doctrine -- the replacement of the Three Principles of the alchemists by the single principle of PhlogistonPeter Yearsley 30:03
11. 11 The examination of the phenomena of combustionPeter Yearsley 25:29
12. 12 The recognition of chemical changes as the interactions of definite substancesPeter Yearsley 13:05
13. 13 The chemical elements contrasted with the alchemical principlesPeter Yearsley 25:01
14. 14 The modern form of the alchemical quest of the One ThingPeter Yearsley 41:20