title: Spectroscopy, colorimetry, and biological chemistry in the nineteenth century.
abstract: The development of colorimetry and spectroscopy in the nineteenth century is described. An account is given of the application of their techniques to biological chemistry during that period.
mesh_terms: D056246:Chemistry, Analytic / Q000266:history*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D006113:United Kingdom