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Tables of Contents for Last Sorcerers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
1 The Four Elements
1
25
2 Prelude to the Birth of Chemistry
26
19
3 The Sceptical Chymist
45
23
4 The Discovery of the Elements
68
22
5 A Nail for the Coffin
90
18
6 "Only an Instant to Cut Off That Head"
108
22
7 The Atom
130
15
8 Problems with Atoms
145
12
9 The Periodic Law
157
19
10 Deciphering the Atom
176
27
Epilogue: The Continuing Search
203
20
Appendix: A Catalog of the Elements
223
38
Further Reading
261
4
Index
265