Important Figures Of Analytical Chemistry From Germany In Brief Biographies: From The Middle Ages To The Twentieth Century (springerbriefs In Molecular Science)

More than 80 personalities, in or from Germany, that over the centuries have shaped the development of analytical chemistry are introduced by brief biographies. These accounts go beyond summarising key biographical information and outline the individual's contributions to analytical chemistry. This richly illustrated Brief offers a unique resource of information that is not available elsewhere. Acknowledgments 6 Contents 7 1 Introduction and Overview 8 References 15 2 Important Figures in Analytical Chemistry from Germany: From the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century 18 The Period of Alchemy and Assay Analysis 18 The Period of Iatrochemistry and Early Examples of Analyses in Solution 21 The Phlogiston Period 28 The Demise of Phlogiston and the Rise of Stoichiometry and Quantitation 32 The First Analytical Textbooks 39 References 47 3 Growth into a Scientific Discipline: The Nineteenth Century 55 References 90 4 Development of Instrumental Techniques: The Twentieth Century 102 References 132 Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-10 Important Figures in Analytical Chemistry from Germany: From the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century....Pages 11-47 Growth into a Scientific Discipline: The Nineteenth Century....Pages 49-95 Development of Instrumental Techniques: The Twentieth Century....Pages 97-132