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Marcellin Berthelot

Born

in Paris, France

October 25, 1827

Died

March 18, 1907

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellin_Berthelot

Genre

Science, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Influences

Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Charles-Adolphe Wurtz ...more

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Pierre Eugène Marcellin Berthelot (25 October 1827 – 18 March 1907) was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances and disproved the theory of vitalism[citation needed]. He is considered as one of the greatest chemists of all time.

He was born in Paris, France, the son of a doctor. After doing well at school in history and philosophy, he became a scientist.

The fundamental conception that underlay all Berthelot's chemical work was that all chemical phenomena depend on the action of physical forces which can be determined and measured. When he began his active career it was generally believed that, although some instances of the s ...more

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Average rating: 3.26 · 19 ratings · 3 reviews · 301 distinct works

	Origines de l'alchimie liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collection des anciens alchimistes grecs 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les origines de l'alchimie: L'histoire secrète de la transmutation des métaux en or au cours des siècles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες αλχημιστές και η γένεση της αλχημείας by Marcellin Berthelot, Περικλής Ροδάκης (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1888 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Systems of Chemical Notation it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Chimie dans l’antiquité et au moyen-âge it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La chimie au moyen âge. 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La chimie au moyen âge. 2, L'alchimie syriaque 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La chimie au moyen âge. 3, L'alchimie arabe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sur la Force des Matières Explosives d'Après la Thermochimie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I do not want chemistry to degenerate into a religion; I do not want the chemist to believe in the existence of atoms as the Christian believes in the existence of Christ in the communion wafer.”
― Marcellin Berthelot

tags: atoms, blind-belief, chemistry, communion-wafer, degenerate, existence, faith, funny, humor, miracles, mocking, religion, science

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“We all teach ... the chemistry of Lavoisier and Gay-Lussac.”
― Marcellin Berthelot

tags: antoine-laurent-de-lavoisier, antoine-lavoisier, chemistry, gay-lussac, joseph-louis-gay-lussac, lavoisier, science, teach

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