PREFACE The object of this little book is to give an account of the chief work of the most famous chemists, and to indicate briefly the part played by each in the development of the Science. The following books have been frequently consulted: Essays in Historical Chemistry..... .. .. T. E. Thorpe. Treatise on Chemistry, vol. 1 and 2...... Roscoe & Schorlemmer. Progress of Chemical Philosophy........ Brande. Rise and Development of Organic |