History of chemistry aristotle
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In Aristotle’s time the known elements were ten:
Copper – discovered in 9000 B.C.
Lead – discovered in 7000 B.C.
Gold – discovered in 6000 B.C.
Silver – discovered in 5000 B.C.
Iron – discovered in 5000 B.C.
Carbon – discovered in 3750 B.C.
Tin – discovered in 3500 B.C.
Sulfur – discovered circa 2000 B.C.
Mercury – discovered in 2000 B.C.
Zinc – discovered in 1000 B.C.
Aristotle believed that all substances, such as the above, were made up of earth, air, fire, and water in differing proportions. Consider the burning of wood. It breaks down into fire and earth (ash). You can obtain fire from wood, but not wood from fire, so fire must be a component of wood.
He goes to great lengths in On the Heavens to derive the properties of the elements and how they are related to each other. He explains how they are subject to generation and destruction. For example, fire can be destroyed by two methods: by its contrary (water) when quenched and by itself when it burns out.
In his analysis of how the elements are g
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History of chemistry
Further information: Chemistry and Timeline of chemistry
The history of chemistry represents a time span from ancient history to the present. By 1000 BC, civilizations used technologies that would eventually form the basis of the various branches of chemistry. Examples include the discovery of fire, extracting metals from ores, making pottery and glazes, fermenting beer and wine, extracting chemicals from plants for medicine and perfume, rendering fat into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze.
The protoscience of chemistry, and alchemy, was unsuccessful in explaining the nature of matter and its transformations. However, by performing experiments and recording the results, alchemists set the stage for modern chemistry.
The history of chemistry is intertwined with the history of thermodynamics, especially through the work of Willard Gibbs.[1]
Ancient history
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[edit]Fire
[edit]Main articles: Control of fire by early humans, Ceramic art § History, Brick § History, and Glass § History
Arguably the first chemical reaction used in a controlled manner was fire. However, for millennia fire was seen simply as a mystical force that could transform one substance into another (burning wood,
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The four elements: c.450 BC
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Democritus and interpretation atom: c.420 BC
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