附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.
1. The four elements -- 2. Prelude to the birth of chemistry -- 3. The sceptical chymist -- 4. The discovery of the elements -- 5. A nail for the coffin -- 6. "Only an instant to cut off that head" -- 7. The atom -- 8. Problems with atoms -- 9. The periodic law -- 10. Deciphering the atom -- Epilogue: Continuing the search.
