Jöns Jacob Berzelius
He developed the modern system of chemical notation and accurately determined atomic weights for many elements.
Quotes by Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Final words: Continue the work; science endures beyond the individual.
The elements are the letters of the alphabet of nature, and the compounds are the words formed from these letters.
Chemistry is the science of the qualitative and quantitative composition of bodies, and of the changes which they undergo.
The object of chemistry is to determine the nature and properties of the different kinds of matter, and to discover the laws by which they combine and separate.
No one can be a good chemist who is not also a good physicist.
The atomic theory is the greatest generalization in chemistry.
The chemical symbols are not arbitrary signs, but are intended to represent the elements in a concise and intelligible manner.
The true method of chemical investigation consists in the exact determination of the quantitative relations of bodies.
The more accurate our analyses, the more perfect our knowledge of nature.
The electro-chemical theory is the most important step that has been made in chemistry since the time of Lavoisier.
The force which holds together the atoms of a compound is electricity.
Every chemical compound is a definite combination of elements in fixed proportions.
The study of organic chemistry is the study of the compounds of carbon.
The vital force is a chimera, and all the phenomena of life are explicable by the laws of chemistry and physics.
The progress of chemistry depends on the accuracy of our experiments.
The object of chemical analysis is to determine the nature and quantity of the constituents of a body.
The classification of minerals is based on their chemical composition.
The discovery of new elements is one of the most important tasks of chemistry.
The application of mathematics to chemistry is essential for its progress.
The history of chemistry is the history of the human mind in its efforts to understand the material world.