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Chemistry in Scandinavia. I. Borrichius to Bergman

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The present chapter deals with the countries Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, and also with Lomonosov in Russia. In all these countries during the eighteenth century there was considerable activity in science, and academies were founded.

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  1. University of London, UK

    J. R. Partington M.B.E., D.Sc. (Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Fellow)

  2. Queen Mary College, London, UK

    J. R. Partington M.B.E., D.Sc. (Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Fellow)

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Partington, J.R. (1962). Chemistry in Scandinavia. I. Borrichius to Bergman. In: A History of Chemistry. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00309-9_5

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