Analytical Chemistry 1800-1900

Analytical Chemistry 1800-1900 highlights the key developments in the subject during the 19th century and covers: qualitative analysis and separation methods; quantitative analysis; and optical methods. The wallchart is arranged in three colour-coded columns beginning in column one with Berzelius, who made a series of precise measurements of atomic weights (work which involved great originality in both qualitative and quantitative analysis). In column two the development of titrimetric analysis is chronologically documented from Descroizilles' titration assembly, through Gay-Lussac's determinations, to the first burette with a tap by Henry, and later the burette with a pinch-clip by Mohr. Column three shows developments in optical methods ranging from Herschel, who discovered the infrared region of the solar spectrum, to the use of Duboscq's colorimeter. Analytical Chemistry 1800-1900 shows how modern chemical measurement emerged as a science and will be useful to students, academics and anyone interested in the history of science.