A review by panxa
The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table by Richard Morris

4.0

This was a great survey of the shift from alchemy to chemistry, and includes some particle physics at the end. There is an appendix of the periodical table with brief descriptions of each element, who discovered it, and when. Morris also includes an annotated bibliography with suggestions for further reading geared towards a casual science reader rather than a scientist.