All History articles – Page 27
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PodcastAntimony sulfide
It’s at the heart of the first chemical equation, and makes Hayley Birch think of quiche. This week’s compound is antimony sulfide
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – Dorothy Hodgkin at the National Portrait Gallery
A painting of Dorothy Hodgkin depicting the busy scientist with four hands went on display at the National Portrait Gallery
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OpinionA shared secret?
Do chemistry and alchemy have a common ancestor, or are they separated by science, asks Philip Ball
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FeatureThe chemists’ war
The first world war not only exploited known chemistry but also led to significant advances. Michael Freemantle explains
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OpinionThe RSC hits the WWW
The Royal Society of Chemistry launched it’s online presence at a ceremony in Cambridge
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OpinionFluorine in space
Henrik Jönsson explains why fluorine holds a unique place in the understanding the history of the universe
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OpinionAlfred Bader: Adventures of a chemist collector
Sigma-Aldrich founder Alfred Bader published his autobiography
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FeatureElemental exhibits
Now forgotten but for a few dusty displays in foyers, chemical museums were once important teaching facilities in chemistry departments across the world, as Peter Morris discovers
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