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The end of chemistry is its theory. The guide in chemical research is a theory. It is therefore of the greatest importance to ascertain whether the theories at present adopted by chemists are adequate to the explanation of chemical phenomena, or are at least based upon the true principles which ought to regulate scientific research.

Archibald Scott Couper

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Archibald Scott Couper

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Born: March 31, 1831
Died: March 11, 1892 (aged 60)
Bio: Archibald Scott Couper was a Scottish chemist who proposed an early theory of chemical structure and bonding.

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