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Studies in the history and development of thermogravimetry

III. The influence of Kotaro Honda and the Japanese school

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The emergence of chemistry in Japan is briefly discussed, followed by a detailed description of the Honda thermobalance and the results obtained. The paper concludes with a short biography of Honda, together with a collection of photographs depicting Honda's private and professional life.

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Es wird kurz die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Chemie in Japan behandelt, gefolgt von einer ausführlichen Beschreibung der Honda Thermowaage und der erhaltenen Ergebnisse. Die Arbeit schließt mit einer kurzen Biographie von Honda, verbunden mit einer Sammlung von Fotographien, welche Honda's privates und wissenschaftliches Leben darstellen.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Toledo, 43606, Toledo, Ohio, USA

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One of us (CJK) is indebted to Barry Martin Travel Ltd., London who generously assisted with the travel arrangements to and from Japan and to the Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, Japan and also the Society of Analytical Chemistry, Japan, for assistance whilst in Japan. Grateful thanks are also recorded to the following for arranging the visits and interviews: Profs Hirotaro Kambe, Yasutoshi Saito and Hiroshi Watanabe and Drs Shigeo Itawa and Takeo Ozawa. Finally, especial thanks are recorded to Prof. Ryohei Otsuka for considerable patience and fortitude in acting as guide, mentor and interpreter.

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Keattch, C.J., Dollimore, D. Studies in the history and development of thermogravimetry. Journal of Thermal Analysis 39, 97–118 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235450

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