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Jons Jakob Berzelius (1799–1848) Source: © Apic/Getty Images Swedish chemist considered one of the founders of modern chemistry Several years ago an old family friend in Italy sent me a four-volume set of Jöns Jakob Berzelius’ Textbook of Chemistry that she had recently inherited from her brother with a card saying ‘Only you can truly appreciate these’. Utterly delighted, I didn’t give the note much thought, but instead dived into the books, delighting in the tables of densities an...