Note 9 — Chapter XII
Reading edition
, 10 Lavoisier uses the word principle, here and elsewhere, to mean a definite homogeneous substance; he uses it as synonymous with the more modern terms element and compound.
Reading edition
, 10 Lavoisier uses the word principle, here and elsewhere, to mean a definite homogeneous substance; he uses it as synonymous with the more modern terms element and compound.