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Hernán Accorinti

Research Scholarship from the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina.

Hernán Accorinti and Juan Camilo Martínez González

Apr 9, 2021
4 min

Are chemical models representative?

Challenging the traditional theory-centered view, the philosophy of science of the last decades has directed its attention to models.

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Chris Campbell

Researcher at University College London, Department of Science and Technology

Chris Campbell

Jun 7, 2021
4 min

Are chemical models iconic?

Accounts of how diagrams and models represent scientific objects, such as molecules and crystal structures, can be captured under two...

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Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894): the forgotten American precursor to the periodic table

Chris Campbell

Aug 28, 2020
4 min

Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894): the forgotten American precursor to the periodic table

Following the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, Chris Campbell highlights the forgotten work of Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894).

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Katy Duncan

PhD student in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.

Alexander Franklin

Lecturer in philosophy at King's College London, UK.

Sarah Hijmans

PhD student at Laboratoire SPHERE, University of Paris, France.

How to identify simple substances: chlorine vs. oxymuriatic acid

Sarah Hijmans

Nov 9, 2021
6 min

How to identify simple substances: chlorine vs. oxymuriatic acid

How are simple substances identified when it is difficult to tell whether a substance has been decomposed or not?

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Who Discovered Aluminium - and why is that such a difficult question?

Sarah Hijmans

Nov 2, 2020
6 min

Who Discovered Aluminium - and why is that such a difficult question?

Starting from the history of aluminium, this piece reflects on the nature of scientific discovery.

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Andrés Manuel del Rio and the Two Discoveries of Vanadium

Sarah Hijmans

Sep 21, 2020
6 min

Andrés Manuel del Rio and the Two Discoveries of Vanadium

How come an element was forgotten for 30 years? This article tells the exciting story of the discovery, loss and rediscovery of vanadium.

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Jonathon Hricko

Associate Professor, Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

The True Story of How a False Theory Led to the Discovery of Boron

Jonathon Hricko

8 hours ago
4 min

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.

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Sarah Lang

Herdegen Short-term fellow, Science History Institute, United States.

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Hernán Accorinti

Are chemical models representative?

Chris Campbell

Are chemical models iconic?

Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827-1894): the forgotten American precursor to the periodic table

Katy Duncan

Electrolysis and Education: Learning Models not Facts

Alexander Franklin

From Molecules to Many Worlds

Sarah Hijmans

How to identify simple substances: chlorine vs. oxymuriatic acid

Who Discovered Aluminium - and why is that such a difficult question?

Andrés Manuel del Rio and the Two Discoveries of Vanadium

Jonathon Hricko

The True Story of How a False Theory Led to the Discovery of Boron

Sarah Lang