Although his wife had forbidden him to do so, he occasionally experimented at home in the kitchen; one day in 1845, when his wife was away, he spilled a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.
His wife had forbidden him to do so, he occasionally experimented at home in the kitchen; one day in 1845. His wife was away. He spilled a mixture of nitric acid. He spilled a mixture of sulfuric acid.