Sir Edward Frankland

Sir Edward Frankland
Sir Edward Frankland
Sir Edward Frankland
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Sir Edward Frankland
Lancaster
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"Sir Edward Frankland, KCB, FRS (18 January 1825 9 August 1899) was a British chemist. He was an expert in water quality and analysis, and originated the concept of combining power, or valence, in chemistry. He was also one of the originators of organometallic chemistry...........From age 3 to 8 Edward lived and was educated in Manchester, Churchtown,Salford and Claughton. In 1833, the family moved to Lancaster and he attended the private school of James Wallasey, where he first took an interest in chemistry, in particular, reading the work of Joseph Priestley borrowed from the Mechanics Institute Library."

from Wikipedia 11/12/2014
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10.73 x 15.25
1902
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