Principles Of Chemistry Classic Reprint

Author : Wilhelm Ostwald
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ISBN 13 : 9781330491072
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Fundamental Principles of Chemistry written by Wilhelm Ostwald and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fundamental Principles of Chemistry: An Introduction to All Text-Books of Chemistry Two tasks are set for the workers in any science. One of these is to enrich the chosen field by the discovery of new facts and the statement of new experiences. The other task is no less important, but its value is perhaps not so evident at first glance. It is to arrange the facts already known in the best order and to bring out the relations between them as clearly as possible. Whenever progress in the first of these tasks has been rapid the second becomes the more necessary, for it offers the only possible way of attaining mastery over the manifold separate experiences and of bringing the science as a whole into a convenient and serviceable form. The extraordinary development of the experimental side of the science of Chemistry has in some measure thrust into the background the work which has been done on the methodical side. This work has not been wholly lost, but an examination of the various theories which have been advanced in the past few decades, especially in the field of organic chemistry, indicates that most of them were born of the necessity of a day and that they were ephemeral in their influence. A desire for generalization is an important and justified one, and the only reason for the unsatisfactory outcome of all these theories is to be sought, in my opinion, in a fundamental error. Hypothetical assumptions were used in their development. Hypotheses were set up in each case with special reference to the phenomenon to be explained, and I believe that the right way has been obscured in many instances. Indication of the right way is given by the experience of other sciences which are older and simpler than Chemistry and which have therefore already attained the necessary ripeness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.