Project Gutenberg 2009-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 458 Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent 1743 1794 Lavoisier, A. L. (Antoine Laurent) Lavoisier, Antoine de Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 17024342 Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries Produced by Mark C. Orton, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Elements of Chemistry" by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This foundational work in chemistry presents a systematic account of chemical principles and discoveries, emphasizing the reform of chemical nomenclature and the classification of substances. Lavoisier's work is significant as it lays the groundwork for modern chemistry by systematically describing material interactions, the nature of gases, and the principles of combustion and respiration. The opening of "Elements of Chemistry" provides an introduction to the author's rationale for reforming chemical nomenclature and outlines his approach to understanding the elements of chemistry. Lavoisier details his belief in the necessity of a clear, systematic vocabulary to communicate scientific ideas accurately, arguing that the names we assign to substances directly impact our understanding and discussions about them. Further, he sets the stage for exploring the transformations and properties of matter, including the interactions of heat and gravity that define the states of solids, liquids, and gases. The passage reflects Lavoisier’s commitment to empirical evidence and experimentation as the foundation for understanding chemical phenomena, which is a key theme throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chemistry -- Early works to 1800 QD Text Chemistry Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics Browsing: Science - General 989474 989483 2024-09-13T06:55:31.726128 2023-09-13T11:41:16.986894 text/html text/html 929259 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9633760 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10177152 2024-09-13T06:55:55.026013 application/epub+zip 10166117 2024-09-13T06:55:36.806164 application/epub+zip 335945 2024-09-13T06:55:33.829146 application/epub+zip 9910569 2024-09-13T06:56:06.310496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9835866 2024-09-13T06:55:50.611077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619842 2022-09-14T08:15:07.864615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737973 737867 2024-09-13T06:55:28.229204 2023-09-13T11:41:13.521842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 737611 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225228 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738139 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225209 2021-01-05T23:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21354 2024-09-13T06:56:06.509457 application/rdf+xml 10715 2024-09-13T06:55:34.287134 image/jpeg 2902 2024-09-13T06:55:34.061137 image/jpeg 10109207 2024-09-13T06:55:31.954223 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia