I do not want chemistry to degenerate into a religion; I do not want the chemist to believe in the existence of atoms as the Christian believes in the existence of Christ in the communion wafer. — Marcellin Berthelot Copy Share Image
Do these fuels result always and necessarily in one way from the decomposition of a pre-existing organic substance? Is it thus with the hydrocarbons so frequently observed in volcanic eruptions and emanations, and to which M. Ch. Sainte-Claire Deville has called attention in recent years? Finally, must one assign a parralel origin to carbonaceous matter and to hydrocarbons contained in… — Marcellin Berthelot Copy Share
One can, then, conceive the production, by purely mineral means, of all natural hydrocarbons. The intervention of heat, of water, and of alkaline metals… — Marcellin Berthelot Copy Share Image
Within a hundred years of physical and chemical science, men will know what the atom is. It is my belief when science reaches this… — Marcellin Berthelot Copy Share Image
I do not want chemistry to degenerate into a religion; I do not want the chemist to believe in the existence of atoms as… — Marcellin Berthelot Copy Share Image
