1754 ⟶ Joseph Black Isolates Carbon Dioxide

Joseph Black isolates carbon dioxide, which he called "fixed...
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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

🌡️ Joseph Black Formulates Latent Heat Concept

Joseph Black formulates the concept of latent heat to explain the thermochemistry of phase changes.⟶
Joseph Black Formulates Latent Heat Concept (1758)
ThermochemistryHeatPhase ChangesJoseph Black18th CenturyThermodynamicsLatent Heat
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 Proposes Conservation of Mass

Antoine Lavoisier: conservation of mass⟶
Antoine Lavoisier Proposes Conservation of Mass (1782)
ChemistryLaw of Conservation of MassLavoisierStoichiometryQuantitative Analysis18th CenturyScientific RevolutionChemical Reactions
FranceFrance

🧪 Antoine Lavoisier Publishes Chemical Nomenclature System

Antoine Lavoisier publishes Méthode de nomenclature chimique, the first modern system of chemical nomenclature.⟶
ChemistryNomenclatureLavoisierChemical Naming18th CenturyScientific RevolutionChemical LanguageStandardization
FranceFrance