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Familiar Letters on Chemistry

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Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and is known for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient. These letters “were written for the especial purpose of exciting the attention of governments, and an enlightened public, to the necessity of establishing Schools of Chemistry, and of promoting by every means, the study of a science so intimately connected with the arts, pursuits, and social well-being of modern civilised nations.” (Summary by Wikipedia and J.M. Smallheer) (4 hr 12 min)

Chapters

Preface/TOC

7:38

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter I - The Subject Proposed

13:40

Read by ML Cohen

Letter II - Changes of Form which every kind of Matter undergoes.

13:39

Read by ML Cohen

Letter III - The Manufacture of Soda from Culinary Salt...

17:26

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter IV - Connection of Theory with Practice

17:44

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter V - ISOMERISM

13:46

Read by Peter Yearsley

Letter VI - ALLIANCE OF CHEMISTRY WITH PHYSIOLOGY

10:35

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter VII - ANIMAL HEAT, its laws and influence on the Animal Functions

20:24

Read by Gary Gilberd

Letter VIII - ALIMENTS

15:44

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Letter IX - Growth of Animals

12:29

Read by ML Cohen

Letter X - Application of the preceding facts to Man

10:51

Read by ML Cohen

Letter XI - CIRCULATION OF MATTER IN THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE KINGDOMS

16:21

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XII - SCIENCE AND ART OF AGRICULTURE. NECESSITY OF CHEMISTRY.

10:32

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XIII - ILLUSTRATION OF THE NECESSITY OF CHEMISTRY TO ADVANCE AND PERFECT…

12:42

Read by Larysa Jaworski

Letter XIV - NATURE AND EFFECTS OF MANURES

15:28

Read by Esther

Letter XV - SOURCE OF THE CARBON AND NITROGEN OF PLANTS

33:17

Read by Gary Gilberd

Letter XVI - RESULTS OF THE AUTHOR'S LATEST INQUIRIES

10:12

Read by Peter Yearsley

Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

Full of fun facts! Although I'm not sure of it's accuracy.

Terribly dated

(5 Sterne)

The author, a white male, steeped in the prevailing heteronormative implicit raycysm of his day probably did not realize how backward and reactionary his thought patterns were. He actually believes chemistry was about chemicals. Hahaha. Today we are more enlightened and realize chemistry is about including diverse people and genders into a cohesive tribe to fight fascism. Geez how backwards these old time white folks were

(4 Sterne)

this is a good introduction to agronomy, a bit dated and neglecting the microbial influence, but very good for home gardeners, or farmers wanting to find the roots of their "science and art"