TMR1.F.14 - Letters from Sir Edward Frankland, chemist. - 1876-1885

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Physical Description:14 items
Date:1876-1885
Reference Number:TMR1.F.14
Biographical/Administrative Information:

Sir Edward Frankland: 1825-1899.

A pioneering chemist, Frankland was to 'invent' the chemical bond, and became known as the father of Valency. He also invented the science of organo-metallic chemistry, which is the study of compounds of metal with groups of atoms containing carbon.