A History of Science — Volume 4

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A History of Science — Volume 4

by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams

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A HISTORY OF SCIENCE - BY HENRY SMITH WILLIAMS, M.D., LL.D. ASSISTED BY EDWARD H. WILLIAMS, M.D. IN FIVE VOLUMES VOLUME IV.

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BOOK IV. MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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I. THE PHLOGISTON THEORY IN CHEMISTRY

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II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN CHEMISTRY - THE "PNEUMATIC" CHEMISTS

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III. CHEMISTRY SINCE THE TIME OF DALTON - JOHN DALTON AND THE ATOMIC THEORY

58:47
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IV. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY - ALBRECHT VON HALLER

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V. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - CUVIER AND THE CORRELATION OF PARTS

1:03:19
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VI. THEORIES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION - GOETHE AND THE METAMORPHOSIS OF PARTS

1:09:47
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VII. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MEDICINE - THE SYSTEM OF BOERHAAVE

26:52
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VIII. NINETEENTH-CENTURY MEDICINE - PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS

1:17:12

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Volume 4: Modern development of the chemical and biological sciences

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en

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~8 hours (485K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger

Release date

1999-04-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Henry Smith Williams

Henry Smith Williams

1863–1943

A physician, lawyer, and prolific writer, this early 20th-century author turned big subjects like science, medicine, and world history into books for general readers. His work ranges from popular science to sweeping multi-volume histories, reflecting a career built on explaining complex ideas clearly.

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Edward Huntington Williams

Edward Huntington Williams

1868–1944

A physician turned prolific popular-science writer, he helped bring big scientific ideas to general readers and also wrote frankly about psychology, addiction, and the law. His work moves easily between medicine, courtroom debates, and the history of discovery.

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