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Berthollet, Claude Louis

Berthollet, Claude Louis

Published: August 28, 2006, 3:56 pm
Updated: August 28, 2006, 3:56 pm
Lead Author: Cutler Cleveland
Topics: People Energy People Environmental Chemistry
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Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822), a French chemist who helped design the first chemical nomenclature. Berthollet collaborated with Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier in his research and in the description of chemical nomenclature, a system of names that serve as the basis of the modern system of naming chemical compounds. He researched dyes and bleaches, introduced the use of chlorine as a bleach, and determined the chemical composition of ammonia.

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Berthollet, Claude Louis (1748-1822) (European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Berthollet, Claude Louis". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 28, 2006; Last revised Date August 28, 2006; Retrieved February 4, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Berthollet,_Claude_Louis>

The Author

Cutler Cleveland Editor-in-Chief The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)

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