| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 433 pages) |
| Series |
Perspectives on the history of chemistry |
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Perspectives on the history of chemistry.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Bergman and Scheele: Childhoods -- The Two Men -- Bergman's and Scheele's Education -- Bergman's Early Scientific Career -- Bergman, Scheele and the Royal Academy of Sciences -- Bergman's Geological Work -- Scheele in Malmö -- Bergman Becomes a Chemist -- Scheele Moves to Stockholm -- Bergman as a Teacher -- Bergman's Life as Professor -- Scheele in Uppsala -- New mineral acids -- New metals -- The invitation to Berlin -- Bergman and the chemistry of mineral waters -- Research on carbon dioxide -- Scheele in Köping -- Berman's work on elective attractions -- The discovery of oxygen -- Bergman's Scheele's theories of elements and atoms -- Bergman as an analytical chemist -- Scheele's contribution to organic chemistry -- Berman's contributions to mineralogy -- Berman's contribution to chemical nomenclature -- Scheele's and Bergman's contributions to pharmaceutical chemistry -- The end of the story |
| Summary |
This book tells the story of two of the most important figures in the history of chemistry. Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was the first to prepare oxygen and realise that air is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen; he also discovered many important organic and inorganic substances. His fellow chemist and good friend, Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), was one of the pioneers in analytical and physical chemistry. In this carefully researched biography, the author, Anders Lennartson, explains the chemistry of Scheele and Bergman while putting their discoveries in the context of other 18th-century chemistry. Much of the information contained in this work is available in English for the first time |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 16, 2020) |
| Subject |
Scheele, Carl Wilhelm, 1742-1786.
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Bergman, Torbern, 1735-1784.
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| SUBJECT |
Bergman, Torbern, 1735-1784 fast |
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Scheele, Carl Wilhelm, 1742-1786 fast |
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(FrPBN)12459873 Scheele, Carl-Wilhelm, 1742-1786. ram |
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(FrPBN)12969752 Bergman, Torbern, 1735-1784. ram |
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Chemists -- Sweden -- Biography
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Inorganic chemistry.
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History of science.
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Chemistry.
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Science -- Chemistry -- Inorganic.
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Science -- History.
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Science -- Chemistry -- General.
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Chemists
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Chimistes -- Suède.
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Sweden
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030491949 |
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3030491943 |
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