Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Chemistry Swedish 1742 – 1786 320 quotes

He independently discovered oxygen and identified several other chemical elements.

Quotes by Carl Wilhelm Scheele

The acid of prussic acid is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af blåsyran (Investigation of Prussic Acid) 1782

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of tungstic acid, which I call 'tungstic acid'.

Undersökning af volframsyran (Investigation of Tungstic Acid) 1781

The acid of tungstic acid is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af volframsyran (Investigation of Tungstic Acid) 1781

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of molybdic acid, which I call 'molybdic acid'.

Undersökning af molybdensyran (Investigation of Molybdic Acid) 1778

The acid of molybdic acid is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af molybdensyran (Investigation of Molybdic Acid) 1778

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of arsenic acid, which I call 'arsenic acid'.

Undersökning af arseniksyran (Investigation of Arsenic Acid) 1775

The acid of arsenic acid is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af arseniksyran (Investigation of Arsenic Acid) 1775

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of hydrofluoric acid, which I call 'hydrofluoric acid'.

Undersökning af flusspatsyran (Investigation of Hydrofluoric Acid) 1771

The acid of hydrofluoric acid is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af flusspatsyran (Investigation of Hydrofluoric Acid) 1771

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of chlorine, which I call 'chlorine'.

Undersökning af klor (Investigation of Chlorine) 1774

The acid of chlorine is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af klor (Investigation of Chlorine) 1774

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of manganese, which I call 'manganese'.

Undersökning af mangan (Investigation of Manganese) 1774

The acid of manganese is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af mangan (Investigation of Manganese) 1774

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of barium, which I call 'barium'.

Undersökning af barium (Investigation of Barium) 1774

The acid of barium is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af barium (Investigation of Barium) 1774

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of strontium, which I call 'strontium'.

Undersökning af strontium (Investigation of Strontium) 1774

The acid of strontium is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af strontium (Investigation of Strontium) 1774

I have discovered a new acid in the juice of calcium, which I call 'calcium'.

Undersökning af kalcium (Investigation of Calcium) 1774

The acid of calcium is a peculiar acid, different from all others.

Undersökning af kalcium (Investigation of Calcium) 1774

It is the greatest pleasure to discover something new, and to see it confirmed by experiment.

Letter to Torbern Bergman