Nothing is created, either in the operations of art, or in those of nature; and it may be considered as a general principle that in every operation there exists an equal quantity of matter before and after the operation.
— Antoine Lavoisier Early Modern

Father of modern chemistry

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From 'Elements of Chemistry'

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1789

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Controversial

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