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between ordinary chemical reactions and the processes that happen in living organisms. These experiments were the basis for the science now known as biochemistry. Lavoisier also helped to develop a system for naming chemical substances based on their composition. This system is still in use. He made the very first modern chemistry text named Trait? el?mentaire de chimie (Elements of Chemistry). Many consider it the first textbook on modern chemistry. Here for the first time the elements are laid out systematically. His list included many compounds, which were thought to be elements at the time. Lavoisier worked out reactions in chemical equations that respect the conservation of mass. As a government official, Lavoisier was successful in creating agricultural reform, serving as a

tax collection official, and overseeing the government’s manufacture of gunpowder. On 1775 he was made commissioner of gunpowder. He was asked to improve the quality of French gunpowder. This boosted his career. Politically, Lavoisier was a moderate constitutionalist, and Marat and other radicals hated him because of this. He became involved in the Ferme Generale, a private tax-collection firm, which became a target during the Terror. When the Reign of Terror erupted in France, Lavoisier fell victim to its tyranny and France lost one of her greatest scientist. The leaders of the French Revolution arrested Lavoisier in 1793. In spite of his achievements, Lavoisier was found guilty of conspiracy with the enemies of France because of his involvement in tax collection. Nov. 24,

1793 Lavoisier and his 27 other colleagues were guillotined. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/FrankDemo/People/lavois.html 1999 World Book Encyclopedia http://www.dupont.com/corp/science/lavoisier/antoine.html