31. Nernst was operating at 50–70 atm. Examining the equilibrium from both
sides consecutively would have meant a much longer period in the oven,
hence Haber’s concern regarding the seals at such ‘high’ pressure.
32. Nernst used the term ‘stark unrichtigen Zahlen’, which translates to ‘strongly
inaccurate’ data or even ‘severely inaccurate’ data. This was ‘hard talk’ indeed.
33. Kormos Barkan, op. cit. (note 6), pp. 130–131.
34. Smil, op. cit. (note 1).
35. As consultant to the Griesheim Chemical Works, he had considered
ammonia synthesis feasible. But some time after Hamburg they lost confidence and he walked away from the problem, Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 5),
p. 87.
36. But they probably didn’t know it at the time.
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sides consecutively would have meant a much longer period in the oven,
hence Haber’s concern regarding the seals at such ‘high’ pressure.
32. Nernst used the term ‘stark unrichtigen Zahlen’, which translates to ‘strongly
inaccurate’ data or even ‘severely inaccurate’ data. This was ‘hard talk’ indeed.
33. Kormos Barkan, op. cit. (note 6), pp. 130–131.
34. Smil, op. cit. (note 1).
35. As consultant to the Griesheim Chemical Works, he had considered
ammonia synthesis feasible. But some time after Hamburg they lost confidence and he walked away from the problem, Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 5),
p. 87.
36. But they probably didn’t know it at the time.
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