His only other important discovery was that of the bicarbonates, but he is nevertheless correctly regarded as one of the greatest chemists of one of the most fruitful periods of chemistry, and his fame rests upon impregnable foundations. (Joseph Black)

His only other important discovery was that of the bicarbonates, but he is nevertheless correctly regarded as one of the greatest chemists of one of the most fruitful periods of chemistry, and his fame rests upon impregnable foundations.

Joseph Black

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