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Rediscovery of the Elements: Montpellier and Bromine (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Montpellier and Bromine

Article recounting the history of the element Bromine, including its discovery in the salt lagoons of the Montpellier region of France by Antoine-Jérome Balard. Maps of the region and of Balard's birthplace are presented.
Date: Autumn 2001
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Thallium, Crookes, and Lamy (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Thallium, Crookes, and Lamy

Article describing the nearly simultaneous discovery of thallium by William Crookes and Claude-August Lamy. Tourist information is included for areas in London, England, and Lille, France, that are significant to the lives of these two men.
Date: Winter 2011
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library