Cosmetics – The Episodic Table of Elements

15. Phosphorus: Dealing With The Devil

June 11, 2018

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Adenosine Triphosphate, Alchemy, Allotropes, Annie Besant, Biology, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Colonialism, Cosmetics, England, Germany, Guano, Hennig Brand, Illumination, Labor, Matches, World War II

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The history of phosphorus is largely a tale of people getting their hands dirty. Very, very dirty.

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