Cole, 769; Duveen & Klickstein, 121.<\/i><\/p>\n
First edition, published in a single volume. First issue as described by Duveen & Klickstein.<\/span><\/p>\n As early as February 1773, Lavoisier noted in his laboratory notebook that his experiments would \u2018bring about a revolution in physics and chemistry\u2019. In September of the same year, he began writing the Opuscules, which he conceived in several volumes, of which he only published the first. In it, he addressed the interpretation of combustion as \u2018the release of phlogiston\u2019 that was generally accepted by chemists in the 18th century.<\/p>\n His book is divided into two parts: the first (pp. 1-184): Pr\u00e9cis historique sur les \u00e9manations \u00e9lastiques qui se d\u00e9gent des corps pendant la combustion<\/i> is a summary of the texts on fixed air. In the second part (pp. 187-436) he presents his experiments, which already demonstrate the compound nature of air. He did not openly attack the phlogiston theory until 1783. \u2018Lavoisier, in his first major publication, surveys previous works concerning gases and then presents his own experiments\u2019 (Cole).<\/p>\n A good copy, a few leaves slightly browned, upper corner of first 2 leaves restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 8vo (194 x 120 mm) 1 nn.l. (title), XXX, 436 pp., 3 engraved plates. Contemporary half-sheep, flat spine gilt, red edges (spine expertly restored).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":86237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[550],"product_tag":[1324,1450,1335,1315],"class_list":{"0":"post-86246","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-science","7":"product_tag-chemistry","8":"product_tag-first-edition","9":"product_tag-physics","10":"product_tag-science","11":"pa_auteur-lavoisier-antoine-laurent-de-2","12":"pa_type-de-livre-printed-book","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":{"artist":" Antoine-Laurent de LAVOISIER","chapeau":"First edition, first issue","adresse_bibliographique":"Paris, Durand, Didot & Esprit, 1774","book_type":"Printed book","provenance":"","afficher_prix":""},"yoast_head":"\n