Arrhenius
Svan·te Au·gust [svahn-te ou-goost], /ˈsvɑn tɛ ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1859–1927, Swedish physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1903.
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Bored and lonely in the wake of a divorce, Arrhenius set himself to months of laborious calculations involving moisture and heat transport in the atmosphere at different zones of latitude.
How did we get here? The roots and impacts of the climate crisis | Alexandra Witze | March 10, 2022 | Science NewsIn 1896 a Swedish scientist named Svante Arrhenius published a new idea.
Earth Day: Discussing the Coming Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen | Dominique Browning | April 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lower plate in an Arrhenius cell is covered with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzArrhenius made a calculation of the effect, taking into account all the rather involved changes produced by the salt.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzHe has trained in his laboratory Arrhenius, Nernst, and many others of almost equal eminence.
Major Prophets of To-Day | Edwin E. Slosson
The second column of the table gives the mean heights in metres above sea level of the several continents, as cited by Arrhenius.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays | J. (John) JolyThis resemblance had often been noted before Arrhenius elaborated his hypothesis.
Curiosities of the Sky | Garrett Serviss
British Dictionary definitions for Arrhenius
/ (Swedish aˈreːniʊs) /
Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
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Scientific definitions for Arrhenius
[ ə-rē′nē-əs ]
Swedish physicist and chemist who developed the theory of electrolytic dissociation, which explained the process by which ions are formed or separated. For this work he was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1903. He also investigated osmosis, toxins, and antitoxins.
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