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Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution Hardback - 2005

by Madison Smartt Bell

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Building on his celebrated trilogy about the 18th-century Haitian uprisings, the author dramatically re-creates this turbulent era of reason and revolution, and the works of Antoine Lavoisier who so thoroughly exemplified its spirit.

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Presents an account of the work of Enlightenment-era scientist Antoine Lavoisier, whose tireless efforts to define and explain chemical processes resulted in the establishment of a chemical language still in use today.

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In early autumn of 1793, officials of the French National Convention called on Antoine Lavoisier at his private residence in Paris: 243 boulevard de la Madeleine.

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  • Title Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution
  • Author Madison Smartt Bell
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 214
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date June 13, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780393051551 / 0393051552
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.68 x 0.85 in (20.98 x 14.43 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Chemistry, Chemical processes
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005002822
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2005, Page 1732
  • Ingram Advance, 07/01/2005, Page 33
  • Library Journal, 06/01/2005, Page 167
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 02/01/2005, Page 54
  • New York Times, 08/21/2005, Page 16
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/09/2005, Page 60
  • Scitech Book News, 06/01/2006, Page 36
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