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Hennig Brand discovers Phosphorus
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Joseph Black discovers Carbon Dioxide
Prompts search for gasses -
Henry Cavendish discovers Hydrogen
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Lavoisier disproves Phlogiston theory
Challenges the foundation of chemistry thus far -
Lavoisier announces discovery of oxygen
Lavoisier's discovery was based off of Priestly's work -
Davy discovers uses of nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
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Volta creates first battery
Ability to break water into hydrogen and oxygen -
Humphrey Davy discovers Potassium and Sodium
Uses Volta's battery design -
Davy discovers Barium, Calcium, Strontium, and Magnesium
