It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficultie… - Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

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It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them.

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jr. (30 August 1852 – 1 March 1911) was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901. He is best known for his discoveries in chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, osmotic pressure, and stereochemistry. Van 't Hoff's work in these subjects helped found the discipline of physical chemistry as it is today.

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Alternative Names: Jacobus van't Hoff • J.H. van 't Hoff • Jacobus Henricus • Jacobus van 't Hoff

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Whereas the chemico-chemists always find in industry a beautiful field of gold-laden soil, the physico-chemists stand somewhat farther off, especially those who seek only the greatest dilution, for in general there is little to make with watery solutions.

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It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them. - Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

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