Quote of the day
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
Georg Ernst Stahl
Born: October 22, 1659
Died: May 24, 1734 (aged 74)
Bio: Georg Ernst Stahl was a German chemist, physician and philosopher. He was a supporter of vitalism, and until the late 18th century his works on phlogiston were accepted as an explanation for chemical processes. He died in Berlin.