1.What can you infer from the title of this paper? Copy the title into your answer and tell me what you believe the title indicates.
The title is “Lavoisier on the Composition of the Atmosphere”, I believe that the title indicates the paper is going to have a lot of research dealing with the atmosphere and what is it made out of. Subtitles indicate that the scientist is going to be working with metals when they are in the stage of calcinations and see if nature affects their weights, another subtitle indicates that Lavoisier will be dealing with animals and study the changes of air as it passes through ones lungs. The last subtitle indicated that the scientist will be studying the different types of air.
2. Given the period of time and location in which this paper was written, what was going on "in the world" at that time?
This article was written during the years of 1775 – 1777, around this same time other things were going on in the world, this was the same year as the American Revolution, the beginning to a smallpox epidemic in New England, and James Watt’s first steam engine prototype. During this time in history Lavoisier was deeply involved in all kinds of clubs and committees, including the Farmers General, a club he later got slandered for being in, and eventually all member had to go to jail. Lavoisier while in jail asked for time to complete scientific work, but the judge pretty much laughed at him.
3. You may or may not know anything about the author of this work. Investigate the scientist responsible for this paper and tell me why you believe he was chose to work on this field in science at that time in history.
It is said that Lavoisier came up with these experiments because he needed explanations for other experiments being performed by himself and his followers and they wanted to learn why substances combined with oxygen and more about combustion.
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1.What can you infer from the title of this paper? Copy the title into your answer and tell me what you believe the title indicates.
The title is “Lavoisier on the Composition of the Atmosphere”, I believe that the title indicates the paper is going to have a lot of research dealing with the atmosphere and what is it made out of. Subtitles indicate that the scientist is going to be working with metals when they are in the stage of calcinations and see if nature affects their weights, another subtitle indicates that Lavoisier will be dealing with animals and study the changes of air as it passes through ones lungs. The last subtitle indicated that the scientist will be studying the different types of air.
2. Given the period of time and location in which this paper was written, what was going on "in the world" at that time?
This article was written during the years of 1775 – 1777, around this same time other things were going on in the world, this was the same year as the American Revolution, the beginning to a smallpox epidemic in New England, and James Watt’s first steam engine prototype. During this time in history Lavoisier was deeply involved in all kinds of clubs and committees, including the Farmers General, a club he later got slandered for being in, and eventually all member had to go to jail. Lavoisier while in jail asked for time to complete scientific work, but the judge pretty much laughed at him.
3. You may or may not know anything about the author of this work. Investigate the scientist responsible for this paper and tell me why you believe he was chose to work on this field in science at that time in history.
It is said that Lavoisier came up with these experiments because he needed explanations for other experiments being performed by himself and his followers and they wanted to learn why substances combined with oxygen and more about combustion.
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