A Philatelic Ramble through Chemistry

From the contents:
I. THE BEGINNINGS. Greek Chemistry. Chinese Chemistry and Alchemy
II: ALCHEMY, THE CHEMISTRY OF THE MIDDLE AGES. Overview. A Brief History of Alchemy. Our Alchemical Inheritance. Alchemists in Literature and Art. Named Alchemists on Stamps
III. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. The Development of Inorganic Chemistry. The Discovery and Naming of the Elements
IV: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Introductory Remarks. The Emergence of 'Organic Chemistry'. Benzene and the Aromatic Compounds. Chirality. Organic Chemistry After 1880. Polymers. Biochemistry
V: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL PHYSICS. Introductory Remarks. Thermochemistry: Temperature and Heat Capacities. Chemical Equilibria and Chemical Kinetics. Thermodynamics. Properties of Gases. Electrochemistry. Theoretical Chemistry, a Comment
VI: SPECTROSCOPY. The Experimental Techniques. Understanding the Electromagnetic Spectrum and its Interaction with Matter
VII: X-RAY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS. Crystals. X-Rays and their Diffraction by Crystals. X-Ray Structure Analysis. Examples of X-Ray Structure Determination
VIII: TECHNICAL CHEMISTRY. Some Preliminary Comments. Beer. Sugar. Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals. Polymers. Paper Minerals. Petroleum. Metals. Glass. Photography
IX: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. Chemical Education. The Anonymous Chemist. Tools of the Chemist. Chemical Formulae. Chemical Societies and Meetings. Chomical Errors on Chomical Stamps