Research gave the unexpected result that, by combination of cyanic acid with ammonia, urea is formed. A noteworthy fact since it furnishes an example of the artificial production of an organic—indeed, a so-called animal—substance from inorganic materials!


'Über Künstliche Bildung des Harnstoffs', Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 1828, 12, 253. Trans. Quarterly Journal of Science, 1828

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Research gave the unexpected result that, by combination of cyanic acid with ammonia, urea is formed. A noteworthy fact since it furnishes an example ...

Research gave the unexpected result that, by combination of cyanic acid with ammonia, urea is formed. A noteworthy fact since it furnishes an example ...

Research gave the unexpected result that, by combination of cyanic acid with ammonia, urea is formed. A noteworthy fact since it furnishes an example ...

Research gave the unexpected result that, by combination of cyanic acid with ammonia, urea is formed. A noteworthy fact since it furnishes an example ...