| The Quiet Revolution |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
| 1— Academic Chemistry in Early Nineteenth-Century Germany |
| 2— Growing Up and Limbering Up |
| 3— A Journeyman Chemist |
| 4— Gerhardt and Wurtz |
| 5— Early Years in Marburg |
| 6— Confronting the Reform Movement |
| 7— Kekulé, Wurtz, and the Rise of Structure Theory |
| 8— Carbonic Acid and Natural Types |
| 9— The Great Break |
| 10— The Theory of Chemical Structure and the Structure of Chemical Theory |
| • | Organic Synthesis |
| • | Structure Theory and the Philosophy of Chemistry |
| • | Craft Skills and Tacit Knowledge in Organic Chemistry |
| • | Exploring Atomic Ecologies: Erlenmeyer and Kolbe |
| • | Butleroy, Kekulé, and Kolbe |
| • | The Problem of Formulas and Their Interpretation |
| 11— Leipzig |
| 12— Aromatic Chemistry |
| 13— Life and Work in Leipzig |
| 14— Pride and Prejudice |
| Issues and Reflections |
| Notes |
| Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources |
| Glossary |
| Bibliography |
| Index |