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Rediscovery of the Elements: Gallium (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Gallium

Article describing the discovery of the element gallium. The authors travel to sites pertinent to the history of gallium, including the home and laboratory of its discoverer and the location from which it was procured.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Strontium (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Strontium

Article describing the history of the element strontium from its discovery in Strontian, Scotland, to its early uses in English medicine. Maps with directions and photographs of pertinent locations are included.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphoro di Bologna (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphoro di Bologna

Article recounting a visit to sites related to the discovery of phosphorescent stone (barium sulfide) in Bologna, Italy. Maps with driving directions are included.
Date: Summer 2002
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Althofen, Austria and Auer von Welsbach (open access)

Rediscovery of the Elements: Althofen, Austria and Auer von Welsbach

Article recounting a visit to sites related to Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach, discoverer of lutetium and ytterbium and inventor of the incandescent "Welsbach mantle." Maps and tourist information are provided regarding the Welsbach Museum in Treibach, Austria.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The UNT Digital Library