| 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 |
| 11— Leipzig |
| 12— Aromatic Chemistry |
| 13— Life and Work in Leipzig |
| 14— Pride and Prejudice |
| Issues and Reflections |
 | Notes |
| • | 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 |
| • | 11— Leipzig |
| • | 12— Aromatic Chemistry |
| • | 13— Life and Work in Leipzig |
| • | 14— Pride and Prejudice |
| • | Issues and Reflections |
| Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources |
| Glossary |
| Bibliography |
| Index |