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Vasiliki Christopoulou and Theodore Arabatzis
Nov 55 min read
Control strategies in the discovery of Argon
Control strategies were integral parts of the research that led to the discovery of Argon.
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K. Brad Wray
Aug 28, 20235 min read
Kuhn, the Discovery of Chemical Elements, and the Social Nature of Scientific Inquiry
Thomas Kuhn discusses the Chemical Revolution in some detail in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, that is, the great changes in...
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Jonathon Hricko
Jan 20, 20224 min read
The True Story of How a False Theory Led to the Discovery of Boron
Can false theories successfully predict previously unknown phenomena? This post discusses one such example: the discovery of boron.
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Sarah Hijmans
Nov 9, 20216 min read
How to identify simple substances: chlorine vs. oxymuriatic acid
How are simple substances identified when it is difficult to tell whether a substance has been decomposed or not?
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Sarah Hijmans
Nov 2, 20206 min read
Who Discovered Aluminium - and why is that such a difficult question?
Starting from the history of aluminium, this piece reflects on the nature of scientific discovery.
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Sarah Hijmans
Sep 21, 20206 min read
Andrés Manuel del Rio and the Two Discoveries of Vanadium
How come an element was forgotten for 30 years? This article tells the exciting story of the discovery, loss and rediscovery of vanadium.
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Chris Campbell
Aug 28, 20204 min read
Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894): the forgotten American precursor to the periodic table
Following the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, Chris Campbell highlights the forgotten work of Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894).
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Karoliina Pulkkinen
Jul 20, 20204 min read
What’s the point of looking into values in chemistry?
In his 1991 book Inference to the Best Explanation, Peter Lipton argued that identification of the best explanation out of a pool of...
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Sarah Hijmans
Jul 1, 20204 min read
The Short History of (the Element) Jargonium
From 1869 to 1870, a new element was the object of a heated priority debate. Who deserved to be called the discoverer of jargonium?
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