Excerpt from Hand-Book of Chemistry, Vol. 7: Organic Chemistry, Vol; I.; Generalities of Organic Chemistry, Organic Compounds Containing Two Atoms of Carbon AT length I have the satisfaction of offering to the Reader the First Volume of the Organic Chemistry, and at the same time of expressing a confident expectation that the publi cation of the remaining volumes will proceed without any serious delay. Having been unable, during the preparation of the inorganic part of the work, to take any account of the yearly increasing additions to the organic division of the science, I found, on commencing this latter portion of the work, that the first thing to be done was to collate the neglected matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.