Open AccessOrigen histórico del término ion
Author(s) -
I. Galache
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
enseñanza de las ciencias/enseñanza de las ciencias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2174-6486
pISSN - 0212-4521
DOI - 10.5565/rev/ensciencias.4712
Subject(s) - humanities , transcendence (philosophy) , faraday cage , philosophy , history , epistemology , physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
This paper introduces readers to the origin of the word «ion» through the correspondence between Michael Faraday and William Whewell in the spring of 1834. Special emphasis is placed on the deep involvement of the two scientists in their discussion and their thoroughness in choosing the most appropriate term, which they knew would be of great historical and educational transcendence.