Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe
(7 Jan 1833 - 18 Dec 1915)

English chemist.

Science Quotes by Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (2)

Describing Robert Bunsen:
As an investigator he was great, as a teacher he was greater, as a man and friend he was greatest.
— Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe
Henry Roscoe on Bunsen. In J. R. Partington (ed.), A History of Chemistry (1961), Vol. 4, 282.
See also:  |  Robert Bunsen (2)

Atoms are round balls of wood invented by Dr. Dalton.
Answer given by a pupil to a question on atomic theory, as reported by Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe.
— Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe
Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 57th report, 1887, 7.
See also:  |  Atom (43)  |  Atomic Theory (8)  |  Symbol (6)


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