Talk:Robert Bunsen

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what contribution did he have on an atom?

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your Q is too vague.

He never looked into what an atom is to the same depth as Dalton, but his contribution could be more describe d as enabling research on the elements by inventing (and co-inventing) proper analytical techniques. The spectroscope with Kirchhoff, his subsequent discovery of Rb & Cs, and the gas-analytical methods that enabled the separation of noble gases by his students Ramsay who later (spectroscopically!) discovered Argon, etc. Also, early versions of the periodic table surely had some of his influence - (in that context: Mendeleev studied with Bunsen).--Carboxen 06:07, 29 May 2006 (UTC) (signature added later, Dec 18 2005 posted)

[edit] Roscoe's involvement in the Bunsen Burner

I'm writing my masters thesis on Roscoe and as such have become somewhat anal about him and his research. It is stated that Roscoe and Bunsen have a 'ten year collaboration' which in the the next sentence is said to be discontinued a mere seven years after it commenced. Also, I have several sources that show that the burner was developed during Roscoe and Bunsen's joint research, which would seem to be obvious given that it is stated that it was developed in '55, whereas the article attributes it to his joint researches with Kirchhoff, despite the fact that it also states that they didn't work together till '59. All terribly minor of course.

Hi user 163.1.179.133,
You may have some interest in a recent (German) publication about Bunsen. See literature addition on the Bunsen page (upcoming in a few minutes). There is a lot of literature in German about the 1850's in Bunsen's lab, mostly dug under and deep inside diaries of his students of the time. The reference I refer to has a long list of Bunsen's students and their dates of being in his lab (no need to be fluent in German). Best wishes, --Carboxen 06:17, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] rude graffiti

someone had added rude and explicit entries to this entry, but i have deleted it. hopefully there is none of it left. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bigpapaboogaloo (talk • contribs) 12:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you Bigpapaboogaloo!
By the way, you can also use the revert function, it is easy to use and by that you just re-establish the last correct version again - no need to correct lin-by-line. Feel free to ask me or anyone for help if you want to learn how, or follow this link here. Also, please sign your posts by adding --~~~~ at the end of your text (this automatically creates your user name, time, and date). Best wishes, --Carboxen 10:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

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