1766 ⟶ Henry Cavendish Discovers Hydrogen

Henry Cavendish discovers hydrogen as a colorless, odourless...
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🧪 Joseph Black Isolates Carbon Dioxide

Joseph Black isolates carbon dioxide, which he called "fixed air".⟶
Joseph Black Isolates Carbon Dioxide (1754)
ChemistryGasesCarbon DioxideJoseph Black18th CenturyScientific RevolutionFixed Air
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💨 Henry Cavendish Discovers Hydrogen

Henry Cavendish discovers hydrogen as a colorless, odourless gas that burns and can form an explosive mixture with air.⟶
Henry Cavendish Discovers Hydrogen (1766)
ChemistryGasesHydrogenHenry Cavendish18th CenturyCombustion
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💨 Scheele and Priestley Independently Isolate Oxygen

Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley independently isolate oxygen, called by Priestley "dephlogisticated air" and Scheele "fire air".⟶
Scheele and Priestley Independently Isolate Oxygen (1773)
ChemistryOxygenCarl Wilhelm ScheeleJoseph PriestleyGases18th CenturyPhlogiston Theory
SwedenSwedenUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💨 Antoine Lavoisier Names and Recognizes Oxygen's Role

Antoine Lavoisier, considered "The father of modern chemistry", recognizes and names oxygen, and recognizes its importance and role in combustion.⟶
Antoine Lavoisier Names and Recognizes Oxygen's Role (1778)
ChemistryOxygenAntoine LavoisierCombustion18th CenturyModern ChemistryPhlogiston Theory
FranceFrance

💨 John Dalton Proposes Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

John Dalton proposes Dalton's law, which describes relationship between the components in a mixture of gases and the relative pressure each contributes to that of the overall mixture.⟶
John Dalton Proposes Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures (1803)
ChemistryDalton's LawGasesPressureDalton19th Century
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