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First International Chemistry Congress

When
3-5 September 1860
Where
Assembly hall of the Baden Parliament
Part of
First International Chemistry Congress at Karlsruhe

140 chemists met in Karlsruhe to discuss nomenclature, notation, and atomic weights, organized by August Kekulé.

The congress opened on 3 September in the assembly hall of the Baden Parliament. Weltzien served as general secretary. On the last day, reprints of Cannizzaro's 1858 paper on atomic weights were distributed, influencing the eventual adoption of these weights.

Sources

  1. Karlsruhe Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19

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