The Rise of the Phlogiston Theory of Fire
Overview
The late seventeenth century saw the rise of the phlogiston (pronounced FLO-jis-ton) theory of fire, which sought to explain the burning of objects. ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Phlogiston Theory of Fire
Overview
At the beginning of the eighteenth century the Phlogiston theory of fire dominated. By the end of the eighteenth century, however, the Phlog...
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Phlogiston
During the seventeenth century, chemists needed a broad conceptual system to explain what caused the chemical reactions they observed. The phlogiston theory of combustion was the first comp...
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The Rise of the Phlogiston Theory of Fire
Phlogiston