The Atomic Structural Theories of Ampère and Gaudin: Molecular Speculation and Avogadro's Hypothesis

Mauskopf, Seymour H.

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“…Wollaston recognized that it might be possible, indeed necessary, to make such correlations in the future, but did not embark on the task himself [125]. Two French scientists were thinking in terms of the threedimensional structures of molecules although their contributions were largely ignored by the chemical community [155]. André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) extended the theories of Haüy to the assembly of crystals based upon molecular shapes, similar to Wollaston [126], and developed a model in which the molecular building blocks of crystals (called particules) were composed of atoms (which he called molécules) arranged in geometric shapes [156].…”

Section: Do Molecules Have Shape?mentioning

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Through a Glass Darkly—Some Thoughts on Symmetry and Chemistry

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2021

Symmetry

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This article reviews the development of concepts of chirality in chemistry. The story follows the parallel development of the optical properties of materials and the understanding of chemical structure until the two are fused in the recognition of the tetrahedral carbon atom in 1874. The different types of chiral molecule that have been identified since the first concept of the asymmetric carbon atom are introduced as is the notation used in various disciplines of chemistry to describe the relative or absolute configuration. In the final section, a polemical case for a unified nomenclature is presented.

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Section: Do Molecules Have Shape?mentioning

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Through a Glass Darkly—Some Thoughts on Symmetry and Chemistry

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2021

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“…2 Sobre los trabajos de Ampère, ver Mauskopf (1969) y Hofmann (1995. Para una comparación entre sus ideas y las de Avogadro, ver Scheidecker-Chevallier (1997).…”

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La historia de la ciencia en los libros de texto : la(s) hipótesis de Avogadro

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Sánchez²

2003

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Resumen. Se discuten algunas de las conclusiones de varios trabajos históricos recientes sobre Amedeo Avogadro y la teoría atómica del siglo XIX. A través de pequeños extractos de publicaciones famosas de Avogadro, se analizan las características principales de sus aportaciones a la teoría atómica del siglo XIX. También se analizan los principales métodos de cálculo de pesos atómicos de esos años y se discute el papel de las ideas de Avogadro en este tema. Estas conclusiones se contrastan con la imagen que actualmente los libros de texto dan acerca de este autor. Finalmente, esta última comparación conduce a una discusión sobre el papel de la historia de la ciencia en los libros de texto. Palabras clave. Atomismo, hipótesis de Avogadro, libros de texto, pesos atómicos.Summary. This paper discusses some recent historical research on Amedeo Avogadro and XIXth century chemical atomism. Main features of Avogadro's achievements are analyzed by using excerpts from his famous publications. Moreover, XIXth century methods for calculating atomic weights are studied as well as the role of Avogadro's ideas for that matter. The conclusions sharply contrast with the historical image of Avogadro in current chemistry textbooks. Finally, we briefly consider the role of history in scientific textbooks.

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“…His geometrical theory was rather complex and its details need not concern us here. A good recent review of it is given by S. H. Mauskopf (9).…”

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