1807Humphry Davy Isolates Potassium and Sodium

Potassium and Sodium are individually isolated by Humphry Da...
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🧪 Joseph Priestley Develops Carbonated Water Production

Joseph Priestley invents a method for the production of carbonated water.
Joseph Priestley Develops Carbonated Water Production (1767)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionJoseph Priestley
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🧪 Joseph Priestley Synthesizes Nitrous Oxide

Joseph Priestley's first synthesis of "phlogisticated nitrous air", nitrous oxide, "laughing gas"
Joseph Priestley Synthesizes Nitrous Oxide (1775)
ChemistryExperimentationJoseph PriestleyEnlightenmentMedical History
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⚛️ John Dalton Proposes Atomic Theory

John Dalton Proposes Atomic Theory (1805)
ChemistryAtomic TheoryScientific RevolutionElementsScientific AdvancementTheory
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🧪 Humphry Davy Isolates Potassium and Sodium

Potassium and Sodium are individually isolated by Humphry Davy.
Humphry Davy Isolates Potassium and Sodium (1807)
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💡 William Crookes Invents the Crookes Radiometer

William Crookes, a chemist, invents the Crookes radiometer as the by-product of some chemical research.
William Crookes Invents the Crookes Radiometer (1873)
PhysicsChemistryScientific InstrumentsExperimentation
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💡 William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathode rays.
William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays (1875)
PhysicsExperimentation
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