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(1789): Before the end of the year Lavoisier joins the Société des Amis des Noirs, founded by Brissot de Warwille and Clavière.
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(1789-01): Lavoisier reports to the Académie on the work of Guyton de Morveau, hoping to obtain a position of "associé libre" for him in the coming election (January 31). However Bouganville was elected.
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(1789-01): Publication of the first issue of Lavoisier's Traité élémentaire de chimie.
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(1789-01-17): At the Académie Lavoisier requests commissioners to report on his Traité élémentaire de chimie.
P-V, 1789, fol. 9.
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(1789-01-24): At the Académie Lavoisier reads a Mémoire sur la combustion du fer dans l'air vital.
P-V, 1789, fol. 11.
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(1789-02): Lavoisier goes to Blois to take part in election of delegates and drafting a cahier of instructions to the delegates to the Estates General from the Nobility of Blois. Lavoisier, as secretary, takes a major part in the work.
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(1789-02-04): Following a report read by Darcet and Berthollet, Lavoisier's Traité élémentaire de chimie receives the approval of the Académie.
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(1789-02-15): The Gazette de France reports that Lavoisier personally presented copies of his Traité élémentaire de chimie to the King and Queen.
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(1789-03-15): Letter of Louis XVI to Lavoisier inviting him to present his "Traité des gaz inflammables" in an audience at 7:00 the following evening.
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(1789-03-27): Lescure comments on the elections currently taking place: "à Blois, M. de Lavoisier a été exclu en qualité de fermier général."
Lescure, Corresponande secrète, vol. 2, p. 340.
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(1789-03-28): Adoption by the nobility of Blois of the Instructions (drawn up by Lavoisier) to delegates to the Estates General. Lavoisier is named an alternate delegate in election hel March 29 and 30.
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(1789-04): Lavoisier returns to Paris from Blois.
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(1789-04): Lavoisier drafts the Cahier d'instructions for the electors representing the nobility of the ninth district of Paris.
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(1789-04): Lavoisier writes a historical survey of the Régie des Poudres.
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(1789-04-22): The nobility of the ninth district of Paris meet to name eight electors (including Lavoisier) who will represent them in the General Assembly of the nobility. Adoption of the Cahier, drawn up by Lavoisier.
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(1789-04-23): First meeting of the General Assembly of the nobility of Paris which will elect representatives to the Estates General. Lavoisier, asked if he would accept a candidacy, declares he has no claim to the votes of the Assembly.
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(1789-05-02): The first volume of the Annales de chimie is presented to the Académie. It contains Lavoisier's memoir on the combustion of iron.
P-V, 1789, fol. 124.
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(1789-05-05): Opening of the Estates General at Versailles.
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(1789-05-15): On this date Necker requests 12 millions livres from the Caisse d'escompte, a loan which the Administrators are reluctant to make. On May 29 Necker wins them over with assurances. Louis XVI then writes the Administrators thanking them for th
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(1789-05-23): A commission including Daubenton, Tillet, Bailly, Lavoisier, Laplace, Coulomb and Darcet reports to the Académie on plans to remove the slaughterhouses from Paris.
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(1789-06-22): Alcoholic fermentation of a sugar solution: separation into alcohol, sugar residue, dry yeast, water, vinegar and carbon dioxide.
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(1789-07-08): Tillet, Vandermonde, Rochon and Lavoisier report on a process of lining copper vessels with silver patented by Tugot and Daumy in 1785.
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(1789-07-10) (1789-07-13): The favourite of the Parisian mob target during the riots of July 10 and 13 are the walls constructed by Ledoux in 1787.
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(1789-07-12): In view of the tension and disorder throughout Paris Lavoisier foresees a run on the bank for the following morning.
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(1789-07-12): During the night powder is trasnferred from the Arsenal to the Bastille. At 11 P.M. the gunpowder commissioners are notified of the removal which, they are told, is to protect the powder and the neighborhood from the danger of fire.
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