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- noun German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817)
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Note: This relationship, according to M. Klaproth, is fabulous, and invented by the Mahometan writers, who, from religious zeal, endeavored to connect the traditions of the nomads of Central Asia with those of the Old Testament, as preserved in the Koran.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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In 1789, Klaproth dissolved pitchblende, primarily an ore of iron and zinc, in nitric acid.
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Klaproth named the new element uranium after the planet Uranus that had been discovered by William Herschel eight years earlier, named after Uranos, the Greek god of the heavens.
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Your first sighting will be the large and shallow dual rings of Casatus, with its central crater, and Klaproth adjoining it.
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – September 25-27, 2009 | Universe Today 2009
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Klaproth published actual weights of samples and precipitates so any errors were apparent, and he addressed sources of errors by developing procedures to purify reagents, avoid contamination from apparatus, and introduced drying samples until constant weight was obtained.
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Klaproth named the new element titanium after the giants of Greek mythology.
Titanium 2008
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Remusat made it Cashmere; Klaproth, Iskardu; Beal makes it Kartchou; and
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Cleaveland thought that as the emerald and beryl had the same essential characters, they might gradually pass into each other; and Klaproth, finding the oxides of both chrome and iron in one specimen, was led to take the same view.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Various
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Klaproth and others of high rank in the scientific world.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Various
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Zircon appears to have been first discovered by Klaproth in 1789, in the form of an earth, and six years later he found that the stone hyacinth contained a similar substance, both having the formula, ZrSiO_ {4}, and both having as their colouring agent ferric oxide.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin
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