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Quotation from Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier
“Like three impressions of the same seal, the word ought to produce the idea, and the idea to be a picture of the fact.”
Elements of Chemistry, Preface of the Author, trans. Robert Kerr
Lavoisier explains why reforming chemical names required reforming chemistry itself.
Citation: "Like three impressions of the same seal, the word ought to produce the idea, and the idea to be a picture of the fact." — Antoine Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry, Preface of the Author, trans. Robert Kerr. (id lavoisier-elements-of-chemistry-q1)
Portrait: David - Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier (cropped), Jacques-Louis David, Public domain.
