The Revista de Chimica Pura e Applicada Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry

2 The Revista de Chimica Pura e Applicada (Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry) 

Oporto between 1903 and 1904, an initiative soon taken over by some university lecturers. 

Other participants in the project were Alberto de Aguiar, who taught at the Medical School of Oporto, and Jose Pereira Salgado, who taught at the 

A close inspection of the ordering of areas within the journal reveals commonalities and differences between the local chemical context and the 

Despite the first three positions aseribed to the main mid-nineteenth-century divisions of ehemistry, overall the loeal emphasis on the applieations of chemistry is paramount. This fact still echoed and was consistent with the rhetoric of progress of the Regeneration , by emphasizing scientific development that could contribute to the blossoming of local industries and the exploration of national mineral and agricultural resources. Moreover, the emphasis on applications enlisted potentially public support, given its immediate impact on daily life. 

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Ferreira da Silva was also behind the foundation, in 1905, of the Revista de Chimica Pura e Applicada (Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry - RCPA, Figure 12.1). This journal, the first Portuguese specialized chemical journal, succeeded to the Revista Chimico-Pharmaceutica (Chemical-Pharmaceutical Journal), created by a group of students of the Pharmacy School of... 

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