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Quotation from Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier
“I have imposed upon myself, as a law, never to advance but from what is known to what is unknown; never to form any conclusion which is not an immediate consequence necessarily flowing from observation and experiment”
Elements of Chemistry, Preface of the Author, trans. Robert Kerr
Lavoisier states the rule of method that governs the order of Part I.
Citation: "I have imposed upon myself, as a law, never to advance but from what is known to what is unknown; never to form any conclusion which is not an immediate consequence necessarily flowing from observation and experiment" — Antoine Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry, Preface of the Author, trans. Robert Kerr. (id lavoisier-elements-of-chemistry-q3)
Portrait: David - Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier (cropped), Jacques-Louis David, Public domain.
