CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF MORRIS LOEB . . xv 



PART I 

 LECTURES, ADDRESSES, AND REVIEWS 



THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY .... 3 



OSMOTIC PRESSURE AND THE DETERMINATION OF MOLECULAR 

 WEIGHTS 21 



ELECTROLYTIC DISSOCIATION: A REVIEW OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF 

 SVANTE ARRHENIUS 30 



REVIEW OF OSTWALD'S GRUNDRISS DER ALLGEMEINEN CHEMIE . 45 



THE PROVINCE OF A GREAT ENDOWMENT FOR RESEARCH ... 46 



ATOMS AND MOLECULES 50 



HYPOTHESIS OF RADIANT MATTER 64 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE OVERSEERS TO VISIT THE 



CHEMICAL LABORATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE .... 78 



THE CONDITIONS AFFECTING CHEMISTRY IN NEW YORK ... 93 



SIR ISAAC NEWTON 101 



OLIVER WOLCOTT GIBBS 108 



THE CHEMISTS' CLUB, NEW YORK 118 



THE CHEMISTS' BUILDING 121 



ADDRESS AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHEMISTS' BUILDING COMPANY . 128 

 THE COAL-TAR COLORS . . 132 



