Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2004 ' This book should be in all undergraduate library collections and in those at institutions where the history and ideas of science are taught.' Choice 'This book should interest not only historians of science but anyone concerned with stereochemistry and its early development.' Bull. Hist. Chem. '... the development of structural theory in three dimensions has been one of the great untold stories of the history of science. Now it is no longer untold. Peter Ramberg provides here a full and expert recounting of the origins and early development of stereochemistry... this is an extraordinary accomplishment on a technically demanding subject. Peter Ramberg has uncovered a broad and deep current of important chemical science and philosophy that deserves careful study, and future workers in this field will be heavily in his debt.' HYLE - International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry '... Ramberg's treatment is an extraordinary accomplishment on a technically demanding subject, based on a painstaking analysis of the scientific content of historical material, including sources from Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. If one regards the present as a function of the past, then for every chemist who is interested in the roots of his own work, Ramberg's book is a 'must have'. In his preface as Series Editor, Trevor H. Levere states: 'Here is rich material for the history, philosophy, and social study of chemistry.' There is nothing left to add.' Angewandte Chemie 'I highly recommend this book, and I agree with the series editor, Trevor H. Levere, who states in the preface: 'Here is rich material for the history, philosophy, and social study of chemistry.' Chemical Heritage '... groundbreaking...' Metascience 'Chemical Structure, Spatial Arrangement can be read both as a detailed study on the subject and as a quick overview of the history of stereochemistry, because most chapters are concluded with