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Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution (Cambridge Science Biographies) - Hardcover
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A comprehensive biography of Lavoisier (1743-94), giving equal weight to his scientific work, considered to be the foundation of modern science, and his importance as a financier and an administrator during the final decades of the old regime and the early Revolution. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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'A vivid impression of experiments in progress is recorded in excellent engravings by Lavoisier's wife Marie Anne Paulze ...'. Andrew Prentice, Biologist
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A comprehensive account of the great chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier, covering his oxygen theory of combustion and his role during the French Revolution up to his execution. A historical figure of extraordinary importance, this biography illuminates the rise of modern science and the tumultuous times surrounding it.
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