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Discovery of Hydrochloric Acid

Great Britain · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1824Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1824

William Prout1824

Science / Medicine

Establishes that hydrochloric acid is the main agent of human digestion

Names involved

William Prout

Provenance

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