| Chapter | Short Title | paragraphs |
| Quantz fingering 1 | |
| Quantz fingering 2 | |
| Rudall and Rose simple system fingering | |
| Contents, Illustrations, Papers Quoted, and Authors | |
| PART I | A Sketch of the Elements of Acoustics |
| I | General View of Sound | 1-25 |
| II | On the Vibrations of Solid Bodies | 26-65 |
| III | On the Production of Musical Sound in Tubes | 66-113 |
| IV | On the Vibrations of Columns of Air in Tubes | 114-171 |
| V | On Simple and Composite Sounds | 172-198 |
| VI | On Quality of Tone, and the Causes of its Variety | 199-240 |
| VII | On the Functions of the Tube | 241-249 |
| VIII | On Scales and Temperment | 250-290 |
| IX | On Musical Pitch | 291-300 |
| PART II | The Construction of the Flute |
| X | On the Flutes of the Ancients | 301-307 |
| XI | On the Flute-tube and its Various Details and Accessories . . . | 308-367 |
| XII | On the Fingering and Machinery of the Flute | 368-396 |
| XIII | A Century and a Half of the Early Life of the Transverse Flute | 397-411 |
| XIV | A History of the Flute from 1660 to 1827 (16 meg) | 412-560 |
| XV | The Latest Phases of the Development of the Flute (17 meg) | 561-688 |
| PART III | The Art of Flute Playing |
| XVI | On the Study of Music, and the Selection and General Management of the Flute | 689-709 |
| XVII | Position of the Player, Supporting of the flute, Action of the Fingers | 710-721 |
| XVIII | On Sound Production | 723-780 |
| XIX | On Fingering (6 meg) | 781-796 |
| XX | On Time, Accent, Emphasis | 797-816 |
| XXI | On the Various Kinds of Articulation, Brilliant Execution | 817-829 |
| PART IV | Biographical and Critical Notices of Sixty Eminent Flute Players | |
| XXII | Players on the flute with one or two keys. Philbert to Blavet. | 830-840 |
| XXIII | Players on the flute with Four Keys and Upwards. (18 meg) | 841-935 |
| Index | Index | |