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Origin and early history of Die Methode des Eichzusatzes or The Method of Standard Addition with primary emphasis on its origin, early design, dissemination, and usage of terms

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The authors thank our NIST colleagues John R. Sieber for bringing Ref. [39] to our attention, Robert D. Vocke for suggesting editorial changes and helping with embedding the three figures from Hohn’s book, and David L. Duewer for critical comments.

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    W. Robert Kelly & Kenneth W. Pratt

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    William F. Guthrie

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Dedicated to Hans Felix Ferdinand Julius Richard Hohn, the originator of The Method of Standard Addition

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Kelly, W.R., Pratt, K.W., Guthrie, W.F. et al. Origin and early history of Die Methode des Eichzusatzes or The Method of Standard Addition with primary emphasis on its origin, early design, dissemination, and usage of terms. Anal Bioanal Chem 400, 1805–1812 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-011-4908-4

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