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The Balliol-Trinity Laboratories in Oxford
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, England
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, was an early chemistry
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laboratory at the University of Oxford
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The laboratory was located between Balliol College and Trinity College, hence the name. It was especially known for physical chemistry
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Chemistry was first recognised as a separate discipline at Oxford University
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in the 19th century. From 1855, a chemistry laboratory existed in a basement at Balliol College. In 1879, Balliol and Trinity agreed to have a laboratory at the boundary of the two colleges. The laboratory became the strongest of the Oxford college research institutions in chemistry. It remained in operation until the Second World War
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when a new Physical Chemistry Laboratory (PCL) was constructed by Oxford University in the Science Area.
People
The following scientists of note worked in the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories: * E. J. Bowen * Sir John Conroy * Sir Harold Hartley * Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (Nobel Prize
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winner)
* Henry Moseley
See also
* Abbot's Kitchen, Oxford, another early chemistry laboratory in Oxford * Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford * Physical Chemistry Laboratory, which replaced the Balliol-Trinity LaboratoriesReferences
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