Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry
Yount, Lisa
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Enslow Publishers
Just the Series: Great Minds of Science   

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Annotation: Profiles the life of the Frenchman who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry, because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #4752413
Format: Publisher's Trade
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Copyright Date: 2008
Edition Date: 2008 Release Date: 06/01/08
Pages: 128 pages
ISBN: 0-7660-3011-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-7660-3011-4
Dewey: 921
LCCN: 2007020299
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Subject Heading:
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent,. 1743-1794. Juvenile literature.
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent,. 1743-1794.
Chemists. France. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Chemists. France.
Language: English
Reviews:
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The important work of these scientists is placed in the broader sociopolitical contexts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Frank discussion of Lavoisier's appropriation of others' ideas and Galileo's complex relationship with the Catholic Church makes them more human. Black-and-white illustrations include portraits and scientific diagrams. 'Galileo' has a bibliography. Glos., ind.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
Word Count: 15,320
Reading Level: 6.2
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 122038 / grade: Middle Grades

Antoine Lavoisier used experiments and careful measurements to create a system to help chemists understand how matter behaved. His experiments on combustion showed that oxygen played a key part in the burning process. Lavoisier shared his ideas with many of the other great scientists of his day, including Benjamin Franklin. For his many accomplishments, Antoine Lavoisier is remembered today as the founder of modern chemistry and one of the great minds of science.

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