The Clock, the Balance, and the Guillotine: The Life of Antoine Lavoisier |
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... balance - two marble pans mounted one on each side of a central , thin , upright arrow . " This law , " he said . " The law of balance , Antoine Laurent ? " said Fourcroy . For it was Fourcroy more than Pierre , more even than Marie ...
... balance - two marble pans mounted one on each side of a central , thin , upright arrow . " This law , " he said . " The law of balance , Antoine Laurent ? " said Fourcroy . For it was Fourcroy more than Pierre , more even than Marie ...
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... balance that states , whatever the appearances : Water is water . " " But balances are nothing new , " said Fourcroy . “ Even old Archimedes had his lever ... " " No doubt , Antoine François , " said Lavoisier , anticipat- ing . " No ...
... balance that states , whatever the appearances : Water is water . " " But balances are nothing new , " said Fourcroy . “ Even old Archimedes had his lever ... " " No doubt , Antoine François , " said Lavoisier , anticipat- ing . " No ...
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... balance which pervades the world . He was at the precision balance now , Antoine Laurent ; he reached out a finger and delicately touched one of 136 The Clock , the Balance , and the Guillotine.
... balance which pervades the world . He was at the precision balance now , Antoine Laurent ; he reached out a finger and delicately touched one of 136 The Clock , the Balance , and the Guillotine.
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