Antoine Baume. Not only a hydrometer

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  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Baumé was one of the most famous pharmacists of his time, he was a very successful champion that introduced in France not only the large scale production of mineral acids, ammonium chloride, drugs, and medications, but also new equipments for these purposes. He was very active in various fields of chemistry, particularly applied chemistry and industrial chemistry, which were just beginning to develop. He remained loyal to the phlogiston theory until the end of his life. Parallel to his industrial activities he devoted much time to chemistry teaching and research in many fields. He wrote books on chemistry and pharmacy that went through many editions and translations. He is usually remembered by his hydrometer, the first one to be built with reproducible scales.

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2022-06-01

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Wisniak, J. . (2022). Antoine Baume. Not only a hydrometer. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CENIC) CHEMICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL, 32(3), 177-183. Retrieved from https://revista.cnic.cu/index.php/RevQuim/article/view/1673

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