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History of Chemistry
History of Chemistry: The history of chemistry is rich, evolving from early discussions on the nature of matter in ancient Egypt and Greece, through to the emergence of alchemy, the development of the periodic table and quantum chemistry. By 1000 BC, civilizations used technologies that would eventually form the basis of the various branches of chemistry. Examples include extracting metals from ores, making pottery and glazes, fermenting beer and wine, extracting chemicals from plants for medicine and perfume, rendering fat into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze. Chemistry is considered to have become an established science with the work of Antoine Lavoisier, who developed a law of conservation of mass that demanded careful measurement and quantitative observations of chemical phenomena.
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...
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FEB 21, 2024
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 11, 2024
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...
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JAN 03, 2024
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...
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...
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...
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...
Written By:
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...
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...
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
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...
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Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2023
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 30, 2023
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 30, 2023
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2023
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A recent study published in Nature examines how diamonds found deep within the Earth could help scientists better unders
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 23, 2023
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A recent study published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters examines how the official birthdate of the Earth’s Mo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2023
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
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