lead author was Nigel Calder, who wrote the introduction "The Universe of the Physicist, the Chemist, and the Astronomer".

* 1.1 Atoms
** 1.1.1 Structure and Properties of Atoms
** 1.1.2 Atomic Nuclei and Elementary Particles
* 1.2 Energy, Radiation, and States of Matter
** 1.2.1 Chemical Elements: Periodic Variation in Their Properties
** 1.2.2 Chemical Compounds: Molecular Structure and Chemical Bonding