Carl Wilhelm Scheele: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
George Urdang, The Apothecary Chemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, 2nd ed. (1958), is a well-illustrated biography. Uno Boklund (ed.), Carl Wilhelm Scheele: His Work and Life (1968), contains Scheele’s laboratory notes, drafts of his scientific papers, and much of his scientific correspondence.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | May 17, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Invalidated site: Official Site of Carl Wilhelm Scheeleis. | Jan 29, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 28, 2018 | ||
| Changed spelling of place-name "Goteborg" to "Gothenburg." | Dec 31, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Encyclopedia - Biography of Carl Wilhelm Scheele. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Creighton University - Biography of Carl Wilhelm Scheele. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Carl Wilhelm Scheeleis. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jun 14, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jun 14, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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