Antoine Lavoisier Tried, Convicted, and Guillotined (1794) - Details

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Title:	Antoine Lavoisier Tried, Convicted, and Guillotined (1794) - http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Antoine+Lavoisier
Description:	Lavoisier was a French nobleman known today as the "father of modern chemistry." He stated the first version of the Law of Conservation of Mass, co-discovered and named oxygen, wrote the first detailed list of elements, and introduced the metric system. Lavoisier also worked to improve economic and social conditions in France, holding various government posts. He was beheaded during the Reign of Terror because, as a member of the farmers general, one of his duties was to do what? Discuss
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