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In 1799, Hatchett decalcified shells of crabs, lobsters, prawns and crayfish with mineral acids, observing that they produced a moderate effervescence and in a short time were found to be soft and plastic of a yellowish color and like a cartilage, which retained the original figure. Although this is the first mention of calcified chitin in invertebrates, the discovery of chitin is usually attributed...
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