Summary of Issac's Asimov "A Short History of Chemistry"

By Isaac Asimov, is a 270 page book , summarized in 39 pages. The book gives a chronological description of man's study of the different forms of matter found on earth, starting with the greek philosophers and their speculations about the basic components of matter. Asimov tells us how speculation gave way to analysis, and how methodical analysis allowed for the creation of the science we know today as Chemistry.