Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Published: 2017-11-24
Total Pages: 58
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Excerpt from The Early History of Chlorine The first paper contains Scheele's description of the discovery of chlorine, made accidentally when he was investigating the properties of Brunsten (black oxide of manganese). It is interesting to note, not only his clear and wonderfully correct views as to the nature of the substance, but also, the very full description of it which he gives in a small space. In' marked contrast to the preceding one is the long paper by Berthollet, in which, carried away by his zeal for Lavoisier's doctrines, he propounds the view that chlorine is the higher oxide of an as yet unknown radical. This view, although founded so loosely, obtained general adoption, and became so firmly rooted that it was only given up after one of the fiercest controversies connected with the science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.