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The Evolution of Chemical Analysis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

Walter C. McCrone

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On the eighth day, chemical analysis began. Adam, recovering after cooperating with God in creating Eve, felt the first pangs of hunger. Looking around, he spied a pile of stones left over after creation of some nearby mountains. He rejected a soft friable sandstone and chose a hard granite rock, took careful aim at a rabbit, and hit it squarely between the eyes. This was the basis for the first real meal in the Garden of Eden. A day or two later, Eue took a whiff of the rabbit carcass, thought for a moment, then fed it to the dog.

Thus, the first chemical analytical instruments were Adam's eye and hand and Eve's nose. These, plus taste, sufficed by themselves for a long time thereafter but, eventually, refinements were necessary.

Type
Research Article
Information
Microscopy Today , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 1996 , pp. 16 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 1996

Footnotes

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Dr. Walter C McCrone is Board Chairman and Emeritus Director of the McCrone Research Institute, 2820 S Michigan, Chicago, IL 60616-3292.

*

This paper is adapted from an earlier article in American Laboratory 10+ years ago.

References

1. McCrone, W.C. el al. Parlricle Atlas, Vol 1-6, CD-ROM, MicroOataware, available from Hayward, CA; (510)582-6524; McCrone Accessories and Components: (800)MAC- 8122 or McCrone Research Institurte: (312)842-7100.Google Scholar