Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852
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- BL database, 6 Mar. 2009(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, M.D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow)
- LCCN 06-16910: His Chemistry of animal bodies, 1843(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852; usage: Thomas Thomson)
- LC data base, 6-30-86(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852; usage: Thomas Thomson; T. Thomson)
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Thomas Thomson (12 April 1773 – 2 August 1852) was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. His scientific accomplishments include the invention of the saccharometer and he gave silicon its current name. He served as president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow. Thomson was the father of the botanist Thomas Thomson, and the uncle and father-in-law of the Medical Officer of Health Robert Thomson.
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