Contributions to Chemistry
– Desormes and Clément elucidated the chemical reactions in the production of sulfuric acid by the lead chamber method.
– They conducted a study on iodine and its compounds.
– Desormes’ scientific collaboration with Clément lasted from 1801 to 1824.
Background and Education
– Desormes was born in Dijon, Côte-d’Or.
– He attended the École Polytechnique in Paris from its opening in 1794.
– Desormes left the École in 1804 to establish an alum refinery.
– He met Clément at the École Polytechnique in 1801.
– Desormes worked as a demonstrator at the École Polytechnique.
Political Involvement
– Desormes was elected as a counsellor for Oise in 1830.
– In 1848, he was elected to the national assembly.
– Desormes sat with the moderate republicans in the national assembly.
– He died in Verberie.
– Desormes’ political involvement included serving as a counsellor and being a member of the national assembly.
References
– Toraude, L.-G. wrote an article titled ‘Bernard Courtois (1777–1838) et la découverte de l’iode (1811)’ in Mémoires de l’Académie des sciences, arts et belles-lettres de Dijon.
– The article was published in 1920-21.
– The article’s page range is 193-347, with a specific reference to page 269.
– Toraude’s article provides information about Bernard Courtois and the discovery of iodine.
– The article is a reference source for Desormes’ work on iodine.
External Links
– Farlex.com is a website that may provide additional information on Charles Bernard Desormes.
– Authority control databases can be accessed to find more information about Desormes.
– International databases such as ISNI and VIAF may have records related to Desormes.
– National databases, specifically France’s BnF data, may contain information about Desormes.
– People can use Sycomore and other resources to learn more about Desormes. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bernard_Desormes
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Charles Bernard Desormes (French: [dezɔʁm]; 3 June 1777 – 30 August 1862) was a French physicist and chemist. He determined the ratio of the specific heats of gases in 1819. He did this and almost all his scientific work in collaboration with his son-in-law Nicolas Clément (1779–1841). Clément and Desormes correctly determined the composition of carbon disulfide (CS2) and carbon monoxide (CO) in 1801–02. In 1806 they elucidated all the chemical reactions that take place during the production of sulfuric acid by the lead chamber method, as used in industrial chemistry. In 1813 they made a study of iodine and its compounds.
Charles Bernard Desormes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1777 |
| Died | 30 August 1862 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Desormes was born in Dijon, Côte-d'Or. He was a student at the École Polytechnique in Paris from 1794, when it opened, and subsequently worked there as a demonstrator. Désormes met Clément at the Ecole Polytechnique 1801, beginning a scientific collaboration that lasted until 1824. He left the Ecole 1804 to establish an alum refinery at Verberie, Oise, with Clément and Joseph Montgolfier, who had earlier pioneered balloon flight. Desormes was elected counsellor for Oise 1830 and in 1848 to the national assembly, in which he sat with the moderate republicans. He died in Verberie.
