Atoms in chemistry : from Dalton's predecessors to complex atoms and beyond / Carmen J. Giunta, editor. - Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, c2010. - vii, 116 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - ACS symposium series ; 1044. . - ACS symposium series ; 1044. .

"Sponsored by the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Four centuries of atomic theory -- Atomism before Dalton -- 150 years of organic structures -- The atomic debates revisited -- Atoms are divisible: the pieces have pieces -- Eyes to see: physical evidence for atoms -- Rediscovering atoms: an atomic travelogue.

9780841225572 (hbk.) 0841225575 (hbk.)


Atomic theory--History--Congresses.

541.24 / ATO 2010