SCIENCE - VAN’T HOFF Jacobus Henricus (1852 -... Lot 198
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SCIENCE - VAN’T HOFF Jacobus Henricus (1852 - 1911) - Autograph letter signed
Autograph letter signed, dated “Berlin, 29/9 6” by the Dutch physical chemist, he was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901. In his 1874 pamphlet, van 't Hoff formulated the theory of the tetrahedral carbon atom and laid the foundations of stereochemistry. In 1875, he predicted the correct structures of allenes and cumulenes as well as their axial chirality. He is also widely considered one of the founders of physical chemistry as the discipline is known today. Addressed to Émile J. : “…Ma famille étant retournée nous serions très content de vous voir d’une manière amicale le samedi vers huit heureu pour prendre ensemble un petit souper…”. 1 p. In-8. On ruled paper. Rare.
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