All History articles
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NewsUK launches £37m programme to uncover cultural heritage through chemistry
Funding will aid analysis of archaeological materials and preservation of artwork
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NewsRoyal Society releases hundreds of historic peer-review reports to the public
Archive includes Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of an early Crick and Watson paper on the structure of DNA
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OpinionFermi’s questions and the importance of estimation
Knowing how to approximate the unknown is a much undervalued skill
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OpinionHenninger and Le Bel’s fractionator and the importance of lab culture
An undercurrent of collaboration
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OpinionCelebrating 200 editions of Classic Kit
Andrea Sella shares his favourite experiences from delving into the history of lab equipment
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NewsArchaeological dig at Tycho Brahe’s island lab reveals some of his alchemical secrets
Analysis of what appears to be laboratory vessels shows elements Danish astronomer was working with
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OpinionHarmoinen’s inverter drives and a crucial step towards reducing energy consumption
For the 200th Classic Kit, Andrea Sella celebrates a crucial efficiency improvement for motors
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OpinionTriggering a nuclear chain reaction
How Leo Szilard’s concept emerged from a rich interchange of ideas across disciplinary silos
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ResearchPioneering preservative removal from ancient Greek ship allows accurate dating
Extraction of polyethylene glycol from ship’s wood enables radiocarbon recalibration
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OpinionThere’s more to alchemy than its mystical nature
It was crucial to the development of chemistry
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NewsColourant chemistry identifies ancient Greek workshop for Tyrian purple
Dye favoured by royalty was produced at site 3600 years ago
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OpinionUsing XRF to uncover the secrets of three Irish chalices
Investigating a medieval manufacturing mystery
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OpinionClevenger’s separator and the acceptance of grief
Numerous tragedies beset the life of Joseph Franklin Clevenger (1874–1945)
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OpinionHumphry Davy’s whole story – warts and all – deserves to be told
Offensive comments about other races and cultures are part of his legacy too
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OpinionEngaging with the complex legacy of Humphry Davy
Online courses and student-run projects show there’s great interest in discussing Davy’s links to slavery and scientific racism
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NewsDavy notebook project paints complicated picture of influential chemist
Humphry Davy was a prolific scientist, but could also be petty, selfish and prejudiced
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NewsWhat Humphry Davy’s notebooks reveal about his life and work
Excerpts show different sides of chemist’s character
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OpinionThe 1920s chemists who thought they’d achieved the alchemists’ dream
The now-forgotten transmutation controversy hung on apparent evidence of mercury transforming into gold