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Antoinelaurent lavoisier, a meticulous experimenter, revolutionized chemistry. The four elements of aristotle earth, air, fire, and water had been slowly modified by the medieval alchemists, who added their own arcane language and. With lavoisiers discoveries of the compositions of air and. Antoinelaurent lavoisier forever changed the practice and concepts of chemistry by forging a new series of laboratory analyses that would bring order to the chaotic centuries of. The very high character of mr lavoisier as a chemical philosopher, and the great revolution which, in the opinion of many excellent chemists, he has effected in the theory of chemistry, has long made it much desired to have a connected account of his discoveries, and of the new theory he has founded upon the modern experiments written by himself. The way by which he thought about the world and the nomenclature associated with chemistry was brilliant. Elements of chemistry, by antoine laurent lavoisier. Elements of chemistry in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries antoine lavoisier antoine lavoisiers great accomplishments include the discovery of oxygens role in combustion, helping to develop the metric system, writing the first extensive list of elements, helping to reform the nomenclature of chemistry, and the discovery that while matter may change shape through. Translatedbyrobert kerr, with a new introduction by douglas mckie, university college, london. He points out when a solid material is heated, it tends to expand. With lavoisiers discoveries of the compositions of air and water he gave the world the term oxygen and his analysis of the process of combustion, he was able to bury once and. Books and films elements of chemistry by antoine lavoisier.
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