CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 



Autobiography The Ramsay family Extract from Geikie's Life of Sir Andrew 

 Grandfather, William Ramsay Children of W. R., including the father 

 of Sir William Catherine Robertson, mother of Sir William Birth of 

 their son, 2nd October, 1852 Recollections of his early childhood by Mrs. 

 M'Nicol and Miss Flora Mac Vicar Reminiscences by Mr. M. M. Pattison 

 Muir ; by Mr. R. D. Urquhart William Ramsay's own recollections, and 

 those of Mr. W. Turnbull Belmont House at Kilcreggan ; W. R. enters 

 the Glasgow Academy Recollections by Mr. H. B. Fyfe of the Academy 

 and University Begins chemistry in Tatlock's laboratory The friends 

 of his youth pp. 1-27 



CHAPTER II 

 AT THE UNIVERSITY 



Early expeiiences in chemistry Classes at the University Correspondence 

 begun with his cousin Ella Ramsay Holiday in Shetland Franco-Prussian 

 war in 1870 Proceeds to Heidelberg and afterwards Tiibingen, 1871 

 Attends Fittig's lectures Life in Tubingen Practice in German, Italian 

 and French Billiards Holiday at home, March, 1872 Examination in 

 July Professor Remsen's recollections Back in Glasgow, autumn 1872 

 Becomes Assistant in Anderson's College Mr. O. Hehner's reminiscences 

 Trip with his uncle Andrew and family to the Rhine and Switzerland, 1873 

 Appointed Tutorial Assistant in the University First papers Work on 

 picoline bases Work on quinine jointly with J. J. Dobbie, 1876 [Sir James 

 Dobbie's reminiscences In the University laboratory Preference for 

 physical chemistry Appointed Professor at Bristol Walking tour in 

 Western Highlands, 1878 Excursion to Norway, 1879] Ramsay at the 

 British Association Meeting in Glasgow, 1876 ; at the French Association 

 at Havre, 1877 ; at the British Association Meeting in Dublin, 1878 



Removal to Bristol, 1880 pp. 28-65 



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