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| Born in ], he received no ] and later he moved to the ] and settled in ] (1655). | Born in ], he received no ] and later he moved to the ] and settled in ] (1655). | ||
| HE INVENTED THE FIRST PRECUT DIAMOND IN 1642 HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE, HE ALSO INVENTED THE FIRST PAINBTALL GUN | |||
| He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce ]. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered ], which was named after him ("Glauber's salt"). | He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce ]. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered ], which was named after him ("Glauber's salt"). | ||
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Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-March 10 1670), a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist.
Born in Karlstadt am Main, he received no formal education and later he moved to the Netherlands and settled in Amsterdam (1655). HE INVENTED THE FIRST PRECUT DIAMOND IN 1642 HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE, HE ALSO INVENTED THE FIRST PAINBTALL GUN He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce hydrochloric acid. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered sodium sulfate, which was named after him ("Glauber's salt").
The method of the manufacture of nitric acid was established by Glauber, in 1648. This method includes the heating of potassium nitrate with concentrated sulphuric acid .
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