The Clock, the Balance, and the Guillotine: The Life of Antoine Lavoisier |
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... Pierre du Pont and his son , Eleuthère Irénée , who would ride several blocks unseen to a side street ; there another berline with a fresh team was waiting . At the exchange the Du Ponts would assume the identity of Jacques and An ...
... Pierre du Pont and his son , Eleuthère Irénée , who would ride several blocks unseen to a side street ; there another berline with a fresh team was waiting . At the exchange the Du Ponts would assume the identity of Jacques and An ...
Page 129
... Pierre said , stepping forward . " Antoine François , " he said with the warmth that was his nature , " you've become a powerful man . You know the facts , or at least the drift of the facts . Why is your teacher , our ... Pierre du Pont 129.
... Pierre said , stepping forward . " Antoine François , " he said with the warmth that was his nature , " you've become a powerful man . You know the facts , or at least the drift of the facts . Why is your teacher , our ... Pierre du Pont 129.
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... Pierre , with his medical training , had made a special point of understanding it , for it was fast becoming a classic of scientific method . In one experiment Lavoisier had solved the mystery of the calces , had ... Pierre du Pont 135.
... Pierre , with his medical training , had made a special point of understanding it , for it was fast becoming a classic of scientific method . In one experiment Lavoisier had solved the mystery of the calces , had ... Pierre du Pont 135.
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