Thomas Thomson
Scottish chemist · Scientists · Lived 1773 to 1852 · aged 79
Thomas Thomson 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.
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Lived 1773 to 1852 · aged 79
