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Traveling
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Allegheny College Compiled by Glen E.
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French chemist and spectroscopist |
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Traveling
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French chemist and spectroscopist |
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| Lecoq discovered "Eka aluminum" (gallium) in 1875 four years after its existence was predicted by Mendeleyev and, therefore, proved the usefullness of the periodic table. In addition to gallium Lecoq discovered samarium (1880), and dysprosium (1886). Leqoc was also influential in advancements in spectroscopy and spectroscopic techniques, devoting much effort to the spectra of the rare earth metals. |
| Biography of Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
| Accomplishments of Boisbaudran |
| Paper by Lecoq de Boisbaudran on discovery of gallium |
Some Web Sources on the History of Atomic Scientists:
The
History of Chemistry 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute
Selected
Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry
Classic
Papers from the History of Chemistry (and Some Physics too)
Classic Chemistry
compiled by Carmen Giunta
History of Science
website by Charlesworth
Center for the History of Physics
Echo Exploring & Collecting
History Online
Atom:
The Incredible World: The History of Atomistics
Nobel Prize WebPage
Biographies
of Famous Chemists, University of Liverpool
University
of Pennsylvania Biographies
Chemistry:
A History
Famous
Scientists greatly who contributed to "electro" science: electricity, electromagnetism,
electrical
technology, electronics, electrical telegraphy, radio, electrochemistry,
electromedicine, etc.
Elements
and Atoms: Case Studies in the Development of Chemistry
| Full biographical information on Sacks' book Uncle Tungsten | 199-200, 202 |
| Full biographical information on Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology | 736 |
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* see following Rodgers link to scientific/historical sites for further information.
(1) Taken from The Scientific Traveler, Charles Tanford and Jacqueline, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1992).
(2) Taken from A Travel Guide to Scientific Sites of the British Isles, Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1995). (3) Taken from Guide of Eurpoean Museums with collections on History of Chemistry, compiled by Jan W. van Spronsen, Federation of European Societies, Antwerp (1996)
Links to Dr. Rodgers' Scientific/Historical Sites
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