The development of the titration methods : Some historical annotations

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Abstract

The early history of titrimetric analysis coincides with the development of chemical industries, for which rapid methods of analysis were essential. Although many earlier reports could be cited, as reviewed by Rancke Madsen, Geoffroy in 1729 is generally credited with the first description of a true titration. The contributions of Lewis, Decroizilles, Gay-Lussac and Ostwald are outlined, along with some later developments.

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