Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution (Cambridge Science Biographies)

First published in 1993, this biography, first published in 1993, represents a comprehensive, accessible account of the great eighteenth-century French chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier. Historians of science know Lavoisier as a founder of modern chemistry. Students of the French Revolution know him as an important financier and administrator in the final decades of the old regime and as the most famous scientist to be guillotined during the Terror. This volume devotes equal attention to the creation of his oxygen theory of combustion and to his efforts as a public administrator before and during the Revolution. Lavoisier was a historical figure of extraordinary importance. His biography illuminates the rise of modern science and the history of the French Revolution. Antoine Lavoisier provides its reader with a vivid, informed image of the man, his achievement and the tumultuous age in which he lived.

Science & Math

Donovan, Arthur

Chemistry

Cambridge University Press

First published in 1993, this biography, first published in 1993, represents a comprehensive, accessible account of the great eighteenth-century French chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier. Historians of science know Lavoisier as a founder of modern chemistry. Students of the French Revolution know him as an important financier and administrator in the final decades of the old regime and as the most famous scientist to be guillotined during the Terror. This volume devotes equal attention to the creation of his oxygen theory of combustion and to his efforts as a public administrator before and during the Revolution. Lavoisier was a historical figure of extraordinary importance. His biography illuminates the rise of modern science and the history of the French Revolution. Antoine Lavoisier provides its reader with a vivid, informed image of the man, his achievement and the tumultuous age in which he lived.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

A comprehensive biography of Lavoisier (1743-94), giving equal weight to his scientific work, considered to be the foundation of modern science, and his importance as a financier and an administrator during the final decades of the old regime and the early Revolution. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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The Abandoned Ocean: A History of United States Maritime Policy (Studies in Maritime History)

Gibson, Andrew

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Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution (Cambridge Science Biographies)

Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution (Cambridge Science Biographies)

Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution (Cambridge Science Biographies)

The Abandoned Ocean: A History of United States Maritime Policy (Studies in Maritime History)

The Box That Changed the World: Fifty Years of Container Shipping - An Illustrated History