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Every chemist and every artist will make gold; kitchen utensils will be of silver, and even gold, which will contribute more than anything else to prolonged life, poisoned at present by the oxides of copper, lead, and iron, which we daily swallow with our food.

Christopher Girtanner

Let us not be attached to systems, but to truth; and when Nature speaks, let us listen to her voice in preference to that of a Stahl or a Lavoissier, a Descartes or a Newton. Whatever may be the result of our experiments, we shall profit by them: as we run the risqué of losing nothing but error, let us hasten to subject ourselves to that loss.

Christopher Girtanner

Christopher Girtanner

Christopher Girtanner

Born: December 7, 1760

Died: May 17, 1800 (aged 39)

Bio: Prof Christopher Girtanner FRSE was a short-lived but influential Swiss author, physician and chemist. He was also Privy Councillor to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg.

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