title: The history of ozone. Part VIII. Photochemical formation of ozone.
abstract: The historical development of the photochemical formation of ozone in the atmosphere is outlined, starting from the discovery of ozone by Schönbein in 1843 and the postulation of its role as UV filter by Hartley in 1881.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Postfach, 101365, 45413 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. braslavskys@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
authors.forename: Silvia E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Braslavsky
authors.forename: Mordecai B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history*; D010777:Photochemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D010126:Ozone