Chemists as autobiographers: The 19th century

Millar, Margaret; Millar, Ian; Walaschewski, E. G.

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“…He made an effort to impart academic knowledge and exploratory science to the general public. Mendeleev wrote that Roscoe justified the application of the periodic law to chemical actuality as the true confirmers of the periodic law . Roscoe joined with Huxley and Tyndall, who endeavored to popularize science and presented “science lectures for the people”, a prevalent movement that was followed by further involvement in the “penny science lecture” in 1866 and Experiment by Pupil: Series of Shilling Science Primers for the School in 1869. , In the preface of Lessons in Elementary Chemistry , Roscoe states: I have endeavored to arrange the most important facts and principles of Modern Chemistry in a plain but precise and scientific form, suited to the present requirements of elementary instruction.…”

Section: Chemistry a Textbook By Henry E Roscoementioning

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British Chemist Henry E. Roscoe’s Unintended Contribution to Korean Chemistry in 1907

Park

Chung

2015

J. Chem. Educ.

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Chemistry was almost exclusively the product of Western culture until the 20th century, and it was in the early 20th century that chemistry was introduced as a new type of learning within Korea. The work of a British chemist, Henry E. Roscoe, was unintentionally introduced into Korean education in 1907. We briefly explore how chemistry knowledge was accepted in Korea by tracing the publication process and lineage of Hong's Chemistry Textbook.

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Section: Chemistry a Textbook By Henry E Roscoementioning

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British Chemist Henry E. Roscoe’s Unintended Contribution to Korean Chemistry in 1907

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Chung

2015

J. Chem. Educ.

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“…In this article, we bring to the present time our survey of chemists as autobiographers, which has already covered those born before the 20th century (1,2). Autobiography is focussed by and upon the writer.…”

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