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ERIC Number: EJ091749
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Reception of J. H. van't Hoff's Theory of the Asymmetric Carbon Atom
Snelders, H. A. M.
Journal of Chemical Education, 51, 1, 2-7, Jan 74
Discusses Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff's revolutionary theory of the asymmetric carbon atom and its early reception among his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Indicates that the extension of the new idea to practical problems gives the impetus to the development of stereochemistry. (CC)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Creative Activities, Educational Resources, Innovation, Science Education, Science History, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Scientists
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