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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(1773-03): Reduction of mercury precipitate per se (red oxide of mercury); obtains oxygen but unaware of what he has. Notes that it supports combustion. Experiments on nitrous air.