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Monument of Robert Bunsen

  • After 1908

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Photograph of a statue of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899). The statue was created by Hermann Volz (1847 -1941) and unveiled in 1908.

Bunsen was a prolific German chemist. Bunsen's most important work was in developing several techniques used in separating, identifying, and measuring various chemical substances. He invented the spectroscope and discovered the elements cesium and rubidium.

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  • 17.5 cm W x 17.5 cm H
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  • (Back) "Denkmal von Rob. Bunsen in Heidelberg."
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 21

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Scientific Biography
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff

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“Monument of Robert Bunsen,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 21. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/22v9ws2.

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