#phosphorus

Stories tagged “phosphorus” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• From Matches You Lit With Your Teeth to the Safety Match: A Short History of the Match
• The Alchemist Who Boiled Urine Looking for Gold and Found Phosphorus

Related topics: #alchemy #charles-darwin #chemiluminescence #elements #Hennig Brand #history of chemistry #history of science #john-walker