Encyclopedia - Oxygen: Encyclopedia - Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is very common, found not only o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Rutherford: Encyclopedia - Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford, (November 3, 1749 – November 15, 1819), was a Scottish chemist and physician who was most famous for the discovery o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Lavoisier: Encyclopedia - Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (August 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794) was a French nobleman prominent in the histories of chemistry, finance, bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paradigm Shift: Encyclopedia Ii - Paradigm Shift - Kuhnian Paradigm Shifts
An epistemological paradigm shift was called a scientific revolution by epistemologist and historian of science Thomas Kuhn in his book T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen - Characteristics
At standard temperature and pressure, oxygen exists as a diatomic molecule with the formula O2, in which the two oxygen atoms are doubly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Priestley: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Priestley - Leeds
On June 23, 1762, Priestley married Mary Wilkinson of Wrexham, and by September 1767 the combination of his finances and her health cause...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chemistry - Early Developments
History of chemistry - Origins. However, the birth of chemistry is often more strictly dated to Antoine Lavoisier's discovery of the la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - Modern Science
The Scientific Revolution established science as the preeminent source for the growth of knowledge. During the 19th century, the practice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. J. Becher: Encyclopedia Ii - J. J. Becher - Wandering Scholar
In 1657, he was appointed professor of medicine at the University of Mainz and body-physician to the archbishop-elector. In 1666, he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Lavoisier: Encyclopedia Ii - Antoine Lavoisier - Contributions To Chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier - Background. Beginning in 1775, he served in the Royal Gunpowder Administration, where his work led to improvements ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chemistry - Early Developments
History of chemistry - Origins. Although the chemistry comes from the ancient Babylon, Egypt and especially Persia after Islam but, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Priestley: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Priestley - Early Life And Education
He was born in Birstall parish, six miles from Leeds, Yorkshire. He learned a variety of languages, both classical and modern, in his you...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paradigm Shift: Encyclopedia Ii - Paradigm Shift - Other Uses
The term "paradigm shift" has found uses in other contexts, representing the notion of a major change in a certain thought-pattern — a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chemistry - Quantum Chemistry
Some view the birth of quantum chemistry in the discovery of the Schrödinger equation and its application to hydrogen atom in 1926. Howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Priestley: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Priestley - Honours And Extras
Priestley College in Warrington is a sixth form college (for 16–19 year olds) named in his honour. It is the largest sixth form college...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - Early Cultures
In prehistoric times, advice and knowledge was passed from generation to generation in an oral tradition. The development of writing enab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Lavoisier: Encyclopedia Ii - Antoine Lavoisier - Early Life
Born to a wealthy family in Paris, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier inherited a large fortune when his mother died. He attended the College Maza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen - Precautions
Oxygen can be toxic at elevated partial pressures (i.e. high relative concentrations). This is important in some forms of scuba diving, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen - History
Oxygen was first discovered by Michał Sędziwój, Polish alchemist and philosopher in late 16th century. Sędziwój assumed the existenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxygen: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxygen - Applications
Liquid oxygen finds use as an oxidizer in rocket propulsion. Oxygen is essential to respiration, so oxygen supplementation has found use ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Lavoisier: Encyclopedia Ii - Antoine Lavoisier - Execution
As one of 28 French tax collectors and a powerful figure in the unpopular Ferme Générale, Lavoisier was branded a traitor during the Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chemistry - The Modern Definition Of Chemistry
Classically, before the 20th century, chemistry was defined as the science of the nature of matter and its transformations. It was theref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - The Middle Ages
With the loss of the Western Roman Empire, much of Europe lost contact with the knowledge of the past. While the Byzantine Empire still h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - Pre-experimental Science
In the West, from antiquity up to the time of the Scientific Revolution, inquiry into the workings of the universe was known as natural p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - Theories And Sociology Of The History Of Science
Much of the study of the history of science has been devoted to answering questions about what science is, how it functions, and whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chemistry - Quantum Chemistry
Some view the birth of quantum chemistry in the discovery of the Schrödinger equation and its application to hydrogen atom in 1926. Howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science - The Scientific Revolution
Modern science in Europe began in a period of great upheaval. The Protestant Reformation, the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Co...   » Read the article