Sub-series 2. Classics in the Theory of Chemical Combination Files, undated
Scope and Content
The Otto Theodor Benfey Papers contain the notebooks and research files of German chemist and historian of science Otto Theodor Benfey. It contains materials from Benfey’s careers as a student and chemist, as well as his working files from his later career as a historian of science. The collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Notebooks of O. T. Benfey
- Work on Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
- Research Files
Dates
- Creation: undated
Sub-series Description
Otto Theodor Benfey was the editor of Classics in the Theory of Chemical Combination, a collection of papers written by several prominent chemists of the nineteenth century. Published in 1963, the book included classic papers by Friedrich Wohler, Dmitri Mendeleev, Alexander Butlerov, Louis Pasteur, and Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff.
Arranged in its original order, this sub-series contains Benfey’s research files for Classics in the Theory of Chemical Combination. The contents of the files consist of copies of the original papers used in the book.
Repository Details
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