Quantum Mechanics - History Flashcards
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What is the meaning of synthetic and analytic chemistry?
Synthetic - making chemical materials
Analytic - finding what those materials are made from
What did metallurgists do?
Mix particular proportions of metals to improve there desirable properties
How is bronze made and why is it made
Copper and Tin
Copper is soft/malleable and tin is hard and brittle - bronze acts to get the best of tin and copper in one
Who asked first: ‘is matter infinitely divisible?’
Democritus
What was the Greek philosophy?
There are only four elements - earth, air, fire and water
What was Galens theory?
Four humours - liquids, blood….
Who was the first person to realise atoms. (Tiny hooks)
Democritus
What did Aristotle teach
That substances comprised of prime matter - with different percentages of earth, fire, air and water (Greek philosophy)
What did Lucretius state?
Universe contains infonite number of atoms
What did a lot of pollution in 1273 come from?
Metalworking
Who was credited with isolation of arsenic which had been used as a poison
Albert is Magnus
