| Traité élémentaire de chimie | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Antoine Lavoisier |
| Translator | Robert Kerr |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Textbook Science |
| Publication date | 1789 |
| Published in English |
1790 |
Traité élémentaire de chimie (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry) is an influential textbook written by Antoine Lavoisier published in 1789 and translated into English by Robert Kerr in 1790.
The book is considered to be the first modern chemical textbook. It contained a list of elements, or substances that could not be broken down further, which included oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, phosphorus, mercury, zinc, and sulfur. It also forms the basis for the modern list of elements. The list, however, also included light and caloric, which he believed to be material substances but are not elements.
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