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“Neue Phaenomena zu erklären, dieses macht meine Sorgen aus, und wie froh ist der Forscher, wenn er das so fleissig Gesuche findet, eine Ergötzung wobei das Herz lacht. To explain new phenomena, that is my task; and how happy is the scientist when he finds what he so diligently sought, a pleasure that gladdens the heart.”

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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Carl Wilhelm Scheele was a Swedish chemist born on December 9, 1742, and died on May 21, 1786. He made significant contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in inorganic and organic chemistry. Scheele discovered various elements and compounds, such as oxygen, chlorine, and manganese, and improved chemical experimental methods. more

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