The Berthollet-Proust Controversy and Dalton's Chemical Atomic Theory 1800–1820
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8395363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiyohisa Fujii (Tokyo Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-200 |
| Publication date | 1986-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0874 • E-ISSN: 1474-001X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007087400022950 |
| OpenAlex | W2109187891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
The Berthollet-Proust controversy and Dalton's atomic theory are two important historical landmarks which appeared almost simultaneously at the very beginning of the nineteenth century. Therefore it is likely that between the theory of definite proportions—one of the main subjects of the controversy–and Dalton's atomic theory there was an important interrelation, and that they reinforced each other. Kapoor has suggested that Proust could not have been the forerunner of Dalton's law of constant and multiple proportions, because Dalton discovered his law from completely different premises, and does not seem to have got his ideas from Proust. In my opinion, however, his conclusion does not seem to be decisive
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Scientific theory · Chemistry · History and advancements in chemistry · History and Theory of Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2023 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |