What Are Antoine Lavoisier's Accomplishments

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Each| scientist’s has had different accomplishments. Each are from different time periods as well. The scientist I am doing is Antoine Lavoisier. These are all the thing he has done for us and his background.

Antoine was born in Paris, France. He was born On August 26, 1743. His mom died when Antoine was 5 sadly. His dad was a lawyer and Antoine wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps. When he decided not to, he found that science was more interesting. When he got older, he got a wife named Marie-Anne-Paulze-Lavoisier.

Antoine had many great accomplishments in his lifetime. Most of these accomplishments were in Paris, France. All of his discoveries affected the world. He started when he inherited money when his mother died. He

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