biography
| name: |
Duhamel du Monceau, Henri-Louis
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pronunciation:
[dooamel dü mõsoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1700–82)
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| biography:
| Technologist, born in Paris, France. He proved the distinction between potassium and sodium salts, showed that soda can be made from rock-salt, and improved the making of starch, soap, and brass. He also reviewed agricultural practice and introduced Tull's methods into France. |
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