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Los símbolos y la representación de la evolución en los conocimientos químicos

2006; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5565/rev/ensciencias.5330

ISSN

2174-6486

Autores

José A. López Cancio,

Tópico(s)

History and advancements in chemistry

Resumo

The symbols are primarily a creation of human unconcious, and even now they belong to our cerebral background. The concrete symbols have served to represent the changing mentality about the chemical knowledge. There is a repeted use of determined geometrical figures, especialy triangles and circles. This article rewiews the development of chemical symbolism, its changing role, from the ancient civilization to the modern notational systems.

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