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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, in his laboratory, 1814. Artist: Unknown

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, in his laboratory, 1814. Lavoisier (1743-1793) is at a distillation furnace and through the open door can be seen the guillotine, a reminder that he was executed during the French Revolution. Among other achievements, Lavoisier was one of the discoverers of oxygen, and established the laws of chemical combination. He improved the manufacture of gunpowder when director of government powder mills. From Encyclopedia Londinensis. (London, 1814).
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Date

1814

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B66_066

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Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 44,8cm x 27,9cm / 5294 x 3298 (300dpi)

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