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Introduction

Scientists often talk informally of 鈥渂eauty鈥� in ideas, experiments and theories - but what do they mean by it? My recent book with Chinese science photographers Yan Liang and Wenting Zhu offered one answer. Titled 鈥淭he Beauty of Chemistry鈥�, it presented astonishing photos of chemical processes, many based on the videos Yan and Wenting have made for their 鈥淓nvisioning Chemistry鈥� project, which has received international acclaim. I argue that chemistry excels in its sensual allure: its colours, textures, patterns, even smells, speak immediately to the senses and are often what draw chemists to study their subject. All the same, I argue, scientific notions of beauty are complicated and not always compatible with the way the word is used in art and aesthetics.

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• Phillip Ball United Kingdom

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SCI , Society of Chemical Industry, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

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