Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (also Antoine Lavoisier; 26 August 1743 – 8 May 1794) was a French nobleman and chemist.
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Sulfur, when burning, absorbs oxygen gas; the resulting acid is considerably heavier than the sulfur burned; its weight is equal to the sum of weights of the sulfur burned and the oxygen absorbed. Antoine Lavoisier
Sulfur, when burning, absorbs oxygen gas; the resulting acid is considerably heavier than the sulfur burned; its weight is equal to the sum of weights of the sulfur burned and the oxygen absorbed.
In performing experiments, it is necessary… that they be simplified as much as possible, and that every circumstance that could complicate the results should be completely removed. Antoine Lavoisier
In performing experiments, it is necessary… that they be simplified as much as possible, and that every circumstance that could complicate the results should be completely removed.
It required 85 parts by weight of oxygen and 15 parts of hydrogen to compose 100 parts of water. Antoine Lavoisier
It required 85 parts by weight of oxygen and 15 parts of hydrogen to compose 100 parts of water.
Experiments upon vegetation give reason to believe that light combines with certain parts of vegetables, and that the green of their leaves, and the various colors of flowers, is chiefly owing to this combination. Antoine Lavoisier
Experiments upon vegetation give reason to believe that light combines with certain parts of vegetables, and that the green of their leaves, and the various colors of flowers, is chiefly owing to this combination.