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Werad Radix Latin Licorice (glukos + rhiza) Greek Rutabega Swedish Wort Old English Mathematics (16th Cent) Race? Razza Italian Eradicate Wurzel German Chemistry (18th Cent - France) Politics (18th Cent - England) Radish Radical: Going to the root or origin = Root
1787: Radical Introduced as a Political Term "The necessity of a substantial and radical reform in the representation..." J. Jebb
September 17, 1787
by Louis Bernard Guyton de M ORVEAU ( ) "Radical" Introduced as a Chemical Term 1787 age 50
Méthode de Nomenclature Chimique 1787 Antoine François de F OURCROY ( ) age 32 Claude Louis B ERTHOLLET ( ) age 39
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier ( ) age 45 7,000 pounds (~$300,000)
Clarity: FactsIdeas Words “impressions of the same seal”
Facts: Analysis
Analysis
Traité É lémentaire de Chimie (1789) ? WORD FACT THEORY Oxy-gen + Base or Radical Acid
Lavoisier's Compound Radicals
Elemental Analysis by Oil Combustion Air Supply Lamp Oil Supply H 2 O Collector CO 2 Collector
Silliman Crystal