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Baxter, Roberta

Fire, Water, and Air: The Story of Antoine Lavoisier

144 pp. | Morgan | January, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-087-5 $28.95
(3) YA Profiles in Science series. Besides noting personal and public milestones, these biographies clearly explain both men's significant scientific contributions: Lavoisier's work with oxygen and chemical nomenclature and Darwin's painstaking, lengthy, and controversial development of the theories of natural selection and evolution. Well-chosen photographs and diagrams illustrate the scrupulously documented texts, which offer good historical context. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Profiles in Science titles: Fire, Water, and Air and Origin.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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