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Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry
22 public-domain science - chemistry/biochemistry books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry
Thomas Anderson
Science reveals the hidden language of the soil, turning the farmer’s toil into a precise dialogue between the chemistry of the air and the growth of the harvest.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson
A chemistry text can sound dry until you watch it move from breathing and burning to salts, alloys, mines, dyes, and explosives.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel
Samuel W. (Samuel William) Johnson
HOOK This technical guide serves as an essential manual for nineteenth-century landowners, detailing how to transform humble swamp muck into a source of agricultural fertility and domestic heat.
Researches on Cellulose, 1895-1900
C. F. (Charles Frederick) Cross
Underneath the visible growth of leaves, stalks, and stems lies a silent, intricate world of plant chemistry waiting to be decoded.
The Chemical History of a Candle
Michael Faraday
A simple candle holds the secrets of the entire universe within its flame. By observing how it burns, one can unlock the fundamental laws of chemistry and the nature of the air we breathe.
Elements of Chemistry,: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
By replacing ancient alchemy with rigorous mass balance and precise pneumatic experimentation, a foundational text transforms chemistry into a true quantitative science.
The chemistry, properties and tests of precious stones
John Mastin
A scientific breakdown of gemology written for jewelers, collectors, and curious readers, detailing how common earth elements transform under immense pressure into rare, brilliant minerals.
The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I
Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev
A grand attempt to organize the physical world transforms raw chemical observations into universal natural laws through the rigorous lens of laboratory experiment and atomic theory.
Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2: In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
Mrs. (Jane Haldimand) Marcet
A gentle, inquisitive tutor guides two curious young students through the fundamental principles of chemistry, transforming abstract scientific laws into a series of vivid, observable experiments.
The Principles of Chemistry, Volume II
Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev
A monumental nineteenth-century journey through the architectural order of matter, mapping the chemical elements by atomic weight and unmasking the hidden laws governing the universe.
Creative Chemistry: Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson
This book serves as a vivid tour through the industrial triumphs of the early twentieth century, explaining how human ingenuity transformed raw materials into the foundations of modern life. It bridges the gap between the laboratory and the living room, showing how chemistry dictates everything from the food we eat…
Familiar Letters on Chemistry, and Its Relation to Commerce, Physiology, and Agriculture
Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von
The unseen mechanics of the natural world hold the key to human prosperity, linking the chemistry of the laboratory to the life of the field and the wealth of nations. By mastering these invisible forces, society can transcend the limitations of traditional agriculture and industry.
Five of Maxwell's Papers
James Clerk Maxwell
Scientific inquiry is a bridge between the abstract rigors of mathematics and the tangible, vibrating reality of the physical world. This collection captures the precision and philosophical depth of a foundational thinker at work.
Worlds in the making: The evolution of the universe
Svante Arrhenius
A vast physical mechanism drives the universe, constantly cycling matter and energy through endless creation and decay.
Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances
Joseph Black
By measuring precise weight loss during chemical reactions, a quiet eighteenth-century Scottish doctor reveals that a invisible, elastic air lives bound inside solid stone, forever changing how science views matter.
Acids, Alkalis and Salts
George Henry Joseph Adlam
Chemistry is often treated as a collection of abstract theories, yet it remains the invisible foundation of the modern industrial world. This exploration reconnects the laboratory to the factory, revealing how fundamental chemical interactions shape the everyday materials we take for granted.
An Introduction to Chemical Science
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) Williams
Chemistry is a disciplined study of nature’s smallest building blocks, transforming abstract theories into tangible, observable experiments. This guide serves as a foundational bridge between the invisible mechanics of the atom and the practical realities of industrial and biological life.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity
F. P. (Francis Preston) Venable
The study of radioactivity reveals a world where the seemingly solid, immutable building blocks of matter are actually dynamic, explosive, and perpetually shifting systems. It is a fundamental examination of how atoms disintegrate, transform, and release energy on a scale that defies classical intuition.
Elements of agricultural chemistry and geology
Jas. F. W. (James Finlay Weir) Johnston
A silent, invisible cycle connects the soil beneath our feet to the living bodies of animals and men, tied together by the transformative chemistry of the growing plant.
The reaction between manganese dioxide and potassium permanganate
Arthur John Hopkins
The persistent, unexplained degradation of laboratory reagents serves as the catalyst for this rigorous scientific inquiry into the volatile relationship between manganese compounds.
A new system of chemical philosophy, Volume 2, Part 1
John Dalton
Chemical combinations do not occur by chance, but through exact, reproducible mathematical ratios tied directly to the fundamental weights of indivisible units.
The Molecular Tactics of a Crystal
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron
A mathematical exploration of how uniform physical bodies pack and orient themselves reveals how the complex internal geometry of natural crystals produces their optical and physical properties.