The True Story of How a False Theory Led to the Discovery of Boron
Can false theories successfully predict previously unknown phenomena? This post discusses one such example: the discovery of boron.
The True Story of How a False Theory Led to the Discovery of Boron
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Who Discovered Aluminium - and why is that such a difficult question?
Andrés Manuel del Rio and the Two Discoveries of Vanadium
Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894): the forgotten American precursor to the periodic table
What’s the point of looking into values in chemistry?
The Short History of (the Element) Jargonium