History
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- A and B Scott Science History
- History of development of atomic theory and periodic table; links from each scientist named to primary sources and more extensive biographical material.
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- Atomic Structure Timeline
- Presents the history of discoveries about the structure of matter. Created by Lee Buescher, Science Department, Watertown High School, Watertown, Wisconsin.
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- Chemistry Related Antique Optical Instruments
- Provides illustrations of a collection of early optical instruments used in the chemical laboratory. The collection consist of spectroscopes, refractometers, and polarimeters. The instruments date from the late 19th to the early 20th century.
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- Lichen Purple
- The history and chemistry of orcein, orchil, litmus, parelle and French purple with extensive bibliography.
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- Othmer Library of Chemical History
- sources from the 16th century on the history of the chemical sciences and technologies.
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- Selected Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry
- Virtual library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Includes the full-text of more than 30 articles by authors including Priestley, Faraday, Davy, Rutherford and Thomson. Also a few historical and biographical articles, and a fairly extensive photo gallery.
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- A Fortune Given Away
- Dr. Babcock refused to patent his test for butterfat. Illustrated with historical photographs, this section of "It Happened Here" tells the story of the Babcock test, and describes the professor's personality.
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- Stephen Moulton Babcock
- Wikipedia article on the American chemist who undertook research that led to the development of nutrition as a science.
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- Some Remarks on the Concept of Acids and Bases
- Selection from an article published in Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, 1923.
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- Humphry Davy: Electrochemistry
- Short article on how he proved that it was not using two different metals that made the Voltaic Pile work.
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- Sir Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829)
- Short biographical details of this British chemist best known for his experiments in electro-chemistry and his invention of a miner's safety lamp.
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- Antoine Lavoisier
- Wikipedia biography and description of his contributions to chemistry and biology.
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- Joseph Priestley
- Wikipedia article on this English theologian and scientist who lived from 13th March 1733 to 6 February 1804.
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