Antoine Lavoisier's Claim In The Mid-18th Century

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How can a new way of seeing things pave the way for progress? We frequently change our minds throughout our lives. And changing our minds helps us make predictions, and then better them with new ones. This is a process that can be seen throughout history.

A perfect example dates back to around 300 BCE. As stated in Text 01, Aristotle thought that there were four basic elements in the world (fire, water, air, earth), which could be categorized with two of the four basic qualities (fluid/moist, dry, hot, cold). Aristotle's point of view was widely accepted for around 2,000 years. Until Antoine Lavoisier, the "father of modern chemistry", challenged Aristotle's claims in the mid 18th century. Lavoisier's hypothesis and his list

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