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Rediscovery of the Elements: Courtois and Iodine
Article describing the history of iodine, including its discovery by Bernard Courtois while during the production of saltpeter. Tourist information regarding pertinent locations is included.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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: The Road to Karlsruhe
Article describing the history of atomic weight and the events leading up to the Karlsruhe Congress of chemists. The authors visited several sites pertinent to these events and offer tourist information.
Date:
Spring 2007
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Helium
Article describing the discovery of helium in the sun and on Earth via spectroscopy. Tourist information is included for areas significant to those involved.
Date:
Summer 2012
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Rediscovery of the Elements: Tellurium and Fata Baii (Fascebanya), Romania.
Article describing the discovery of the element tellurium. The authors travel through Romania to visit the Transylvanian mine where tellurium was discovered. They also visit the Brukenthal Museum of Sibiu and describe the museum's mineral collection.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Madam Curie
Article describing the career of Marie Curie and the discovery of polonium and radium. Tourist information regarding the areas where the Curies were most active are included.
Date:
Spring 2010
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: The Platinum Metals
Article describing the history of the platinum metals, from its discovery in the New World and subsequent experiments in Europe. Tourist information is provided regarding areas pertinent to the history of platinum.
Date:
Spring 2009
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Rutherford and Radon
Article describing the history of the discovery of radon. Tourist information is included for areas significant to radon and its discoverers.
Date:
Summer 2010
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
Article describing the life of Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner and his attempts to systematically organize the elements. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
Date:
Autumn 2007
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Titanium, Manaccan, Cornwall, England
Article wherein James and Virginia Marshall visit Manaccan, England, to explore the site where titanium was first discovered. The area is described, as well as the man who discovered titanium, Reverend William Gregor.
Date:
Spring 2001
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Aluminum
Article describing the history of aluminum, from its use in alum to its isolation. Tourist information is given regarding locations pertinent to aluminum.
Date:
Summer 2006
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Hafnium
Article describing the search for element 72, the scientists involved, and the nationalist politics surrounding the discovery. Tourist information is included for areas significant to the history of hafnium.
Date:
Autumn 2011
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Mineral Waters and Spectroscopy
Article describing the career of Robert Bunsen and the history of spectroscopy and its use in mineral analysis. The discovery of cesium and rubidium using spectroscopy on mineral water is included. In addition, the authors offer tourist information regarding locations pertinent to Bunsen and certain mineral water springs.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Klaproth
Article describing the life and career of Martin Heinrich Klaproth, including his discoveries of uranium and zirconium. Tourist information regarding locations significant to his history is included.
Date:
Summer 2008
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: The Periodic Table
Article recounting the history of the development of the Periodic Table. Sites pertinent to this development were visited by the authors, who provide related tourist information.
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Paracelsus
Article describing the career and discoveries of Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Tourist information regarding locations important to his life are visited and discussed.
Date:
Winter 2005
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: The Second Discovery of Vanadium
Article describing how vanadium was "rediscovered" in Sweden and found to be identical to del Rio's sample. Includes tourist information regarding areas relevant to this portion of vanadium's history.
Date:
Autumn 2004
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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: Phlogiston and Lavoisier
Article describing the rise and fall of the eighteenth century idea of phlogiston. Tourist information is provided regarding pertinent areas of phlogiston's history.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: The Harz Mountains and Göttingen
Article describing the importance of the Harz Mountains and the University of Göttingen in the discovery of cadmium and thallium. Tourist information regarding the area is included.
Date:
Spring 2012
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Rediscovery of the Elements: Europium. Eugène Demarcay
Article describing Eugène Demarcay and his discovery of europium. The authors toured Paris, France, in search of locations important to Demarcay, providing the reader with maps and historical information regarding the sites.
Date:
Summer 2003
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovery of the Elements: Agricola
Article describing the career and discoveries of Georgius Agricola. Tourist information regarding locations important to his life are visited and discussed.
Date:
Autumn 2005
Creator:
Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library