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Analytical Chemistry in Spain: from the enlightenment period to the present age

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The people, places, economic and political influences of importance in the history of chemistry in Spain have been reviewed from the early XVIII century until today with particular reference to Analytical Chemistry.

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The authors wish to thank the staff of their respective University Libraries for their support and facilities provided during the research and preparation of this paper. The research was carried out as part of the programme of the Study Group "History of Analytical Chemistry in Europe" of the Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC, www.dac-euchems.org/) of the European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS).

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain, 29071

    José M. Cano Pavón, A. García de Torres & E. I. Vereda Alonso

  2. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada, Spain, 18071

    L. F. Capitán-Vallvey

  3. School of Chemistry, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

    D. Thorburn Burns

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Cano Pavón, J.M., García de Torres, A., Vereda Alonso, E.I. et al. Analytical Chemistry in Spain: from the enlightenment period to the present age. Microchim Acta 167, 1 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-009-0220-9

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