A Chronology of Lavoisier's Career. Prepared by Maurice Daumas, Henry Guerlac and Carl Perrin. Edited by Marco Beretta
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A Chronology of Lavoisier's career
Experiments
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event
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(1774-10-28): Passes a spark between the end of an iron wire and a mercury surface in a closed tube containing air, in the presence of litums dye. The litums turns pink. In a vacuum, discharge continues for fifteen minutes, no coloration. In the presence of limewater, no precipitation.