Opuscules Physiques et Chimiques
hardcover
1801 · Paris
by LAVOISIER, Antoine-Laurent
Paris: Deterville, 1801. Second. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated with 3 folding copper engravings. xxx, [ii], 443, [2] pages. 8vo, contemporary marbled boards with mottled calf spine, decorated in gilt; marbled page edges. Paris: Deterville, 1801. Second Edition. Final leaf damaged, else a very good(+) clean copy.
"Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, a meticulous experimenter, revolutionized chemistry. He established the law of conservation of mass, determined that combustion and respiration are caused by chemical reactions with what he named "oxygen" (truncated)
"Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, a meticulous experimenter, revolutionized chemistry. He established the law of conservation of mass, determined that combustion and respiration are caused by chemical reactions with what he named "oxygen" (truncated)