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“Everyone now agrees that a physics lacking all connection with mathematics ... would only be an historical amusement, fitter for entertaining the idle than for occupying the mind of a philosopher.”

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Franz Karl Achard
Franz Karl Achard

Franz Karl Achard, a renowned German chemist, was born on April 28, 1753, and died on April 20, 1821. He made significant contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in the area of carbohydrate chemistry. more

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