This dimension groups scientific concepts by the era in which they were first proposed. Wikipedia notes that "the history of science spans the majority of the historical record," a span across which concepts have been proposed in every period. Browsing by proposed era lets a visitor compare concepts that arose in the same period.
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Field Established 1870s
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1. Wikipedia: Chemistry
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Robert Boyle, although skeptical of elements and convinced of alchemy, played a key part in elevating the "sacred art" as an independent, fundamental and philosophical discipline in his work The Sceptical Chymist (1661).
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