KLAPROTH, MARTIN HEINRICH

märˈtēn hīnˈrĭkh kläpˈrōt, 1743–1817, German chemist. He is often referred to as the father of analytic chemistry. He recognized (1789) the presence of zirconium in the ore zirconia and of uranium in a precipitate of pitchblende. He also worked on other elements, including titanium and tellurium.

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The Evolution of Chemistry: A History of Its Ideas, Methods, and Materials
Book by Eduard Farber; Ronald Press, 1952
Subjects: Chemistry--History
...Felix, 233 f. Horlein, Heinrich, 325 Horstmann, August Friedrich...Kibre, Pearl, 37 Kiliani, Heinrich, 184 , 303 Kirchhoff, Gottlieb...125 Kjeldahl, Johann, 151 Klaproth, Martin Heinrich, 143 f., 226 Kleist, Ewald...
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Scientific Development and Misconceptions through the Ages: A Reference Guide
Book by Robert E. Krebs; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Errors, Scientific--History, Science--History
...Herschel, William, 190 Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph, 35 Hevelius, Johannes...Kirchoff, Gustav Robert, 153, 197 Klaproth, Martin Heinrich, 147 Kleist, Ewald Georg van...Lust, Benedict, 59 Luther, Martin, 127 Luu, Jane, 193 Lysenko...
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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide
Book by Robert E.Krebs; Greenwood Press, 1998
...Halide ion, 193 Halite. See Rock salt Hall, Charles Martin, 140 Hall-Heroult Process, 140 Halogens, 193...49 , 51 Kirchoff, Gustav Robert, 50 , 52 , 53 Klaproth, Martin Heinrich, 76 , 99 , 189 , 224 Klaus, Karl Karlovich, 107...
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Desiring Whiteness: A Lacanian Analysis of Race
Book by Kalpana Seshadri-Crooks; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Lacan, Jacques--1901-, Psychoanalysis And Racism, Race Awareness, Race--Psychological Aspects
...112 kinship 17 , 19 - 20 , 25 -6, 28 , 41 -3 Klaproth, Martin Heinrich 51 Knott, Blanche 91 , 93 knowledge and identity...69 , 70 , 73 , 74 , 78 Lukacs, Georg 9 Luther, Martin 53 , 153 lying 119 , 121 m McCannell, Juliet 108...
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Dictionary of Energy
Book by Cutler J. Cleveland, Christopher Morris; Elsevier, 2006
Subjects: Power Resources--Dictionaries
...was the site of the first controlled heav- ier-than-air flight (Wright Brothers, December 17, 1903). Klaproth, Martin Heinrich 1743-1817, German chemist who discovered or helped verify many important chemical elements, including uranium...
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Popularizing Controversial Science: a Popular Treatise on Poisons by Mateu Orfila (1818)
Journal article by José Ramón Bertomeu-Sánchez; Medical History, Vol. 53, 2009
...Pest and travelled to Berlin in 1805, where he met Martin Heinrich Klaproth, one of the most famous chemists in Germany. In...John (1782-1847). John had also studied with Klaproth and became professor of chemistry and pharmacy at...


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Klaproth, Martin Heinrich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KLAPROTH, MARTIN HEINRICH mar ten hin rikh klap rot, 1743 1817, German chemist. He is often referred to as the father of analytic chemistry. He recognized...


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