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Today in Chemistry History: Robert Bunsen and the Bunsen burner

Today in chemistry history graphic on Robert Bunsen and the Bunsen burner. The graphic shows an annotated diagram of the Bunsen burner that highlights its key features.
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The Bunsen burner is one of the ubiquitous symbols of chemistry. Though it might be a rarer sight in university laboratories these days, due to some of the highly flammable substances used, they’re still very commonly found in school science classrooms, and for most of us probably bring back memories of school science lessons. As today is Bunsen Burner Day, this graphic takes a quick look at the burner’s anatomy, and we’ll discuss its history in a little more detail below.

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A timeline of the discoveries of the chemical elements Jan 2019

A timeline of the discoveries of the chemical elements – #IYPT2019 edition

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A timeline of the discoveries of the chemical elements Jan 2019
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As it’s the International Year of the Periodic Table, I decided to revisit this old timeline of element discoveries I put together five years ago. The old version was a little in need of visual improvement, as well as updating to include the element discoveries confirmed since 2014. 

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2018 Chemistry Advent so far

Chemistry Advent 2018 – 7 days to go!

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2018 Chemistry Advent so far
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This year’s Chemistry Advent calendar has only 7 days to go! If you’ve missed it so far, this year we’re building a timeline of key contributors to our understanding of chemistry, from the beginnings of modern chemistry in 1780 all the way through the present day. Recognise any of the scientists featured so far? Find out more about them all by following along here.

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