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'''Phlogiston''' was a invisible, intangible substance believed to exist in the 1700s, which purported to explain the phenomenon of [[Fire]].  thanks to [[Lavoisier]] it was widely discarded after the discovery of [[Oxygen]], which fit the observable facts better.
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'''Phlogiston''' was an invisible, intangible substance believed to exist in the 1700s, which purported to explain the phenomenon of [[Fire]].  thanks to [[Lavoisier]] it was widely discarded after the discovery of [[Oxygen]], which fit the observable facts better.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/phlogiston</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:17, December 3, 2020

Phlogiston was an invisible, intangible substance believed to exist in the 1700s, which purported to explain the phenomenon of Fire. thanks to Lavoisier it was widely discarded after the discovery of Oxygen, which fit the observable facts better.[1]

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