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Adair Crawford

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British chemist (1748-1795)

ScientistsLived 1748 to 1795 · aged 47
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Adair Crawford FRS FRSE, a chemist and physician, was a pioneer in the development of calorimetric methods for measuring the specific heat capacity of substances and the heat of chemical reactions.

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Adair Crawford FRS FRSE, a chemist and physician, was a pioneer in the development of calorimetric methods for measuring the specific heat capacity of substances and the heat of chemical reactions. In his influential 1779 book "Experiments and Observations on Animal Heat", Crawford presented new experiments proving that respiratory gas exchange in animals is a combustion. Crawford also was involved in the discovery of the element strontium.

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Lived 1748 to 1795 · aged 47
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