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Z historii odkrycia pierwiastków ziem rzadkich

Publication date: 17.12.2020

Quarterly Journal of the History of Science and Technology, 2020, Volume 65, Issue 4, pp. 101 - 121

https://doi.org/10.4467/0023589XKHNT.20.030.12863

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Marcin Karas
Philosophy Institute, Jagiellonian University (Cracow, Poland)
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Z historii odkrycia pierwiastków ziem rzadkich

Abstract

With reference to the existing literature, the article reviews the history of discovering rare-earth elements (lanthanides) from the late 18th to the mid-20th century. By outlining the main stages of this story, the author analyzes biographies of chemists, presents the geography of discoveries and the development of analytical methods in inorganic chemistry. The text also mentions the scientific errors and disputes between scholars. From the perspective of the philosophy of science, this history is an important example of the mutual relationship between empirical knowledge and its theoretical justification in science.

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Information: Quarterly Journal of the History of Science and Technology, 2020, Volume 65, Issue 4, pp. 101 - 121

Article type: Original article

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Z historii odkrycia pierwiastków ziem rzadkich

English:

On the History of Discovery of the Rare-Earth Elements

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2288-9512

Marcin Karas
Philosophy Institute, Jagiellonian University (Cracow, Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2288-9512 Orcid
All publications →

Philosophy Institute, Jagiellonian University (Cracow, Poland)

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