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1526
Paracelsus
Proposed that it was actually made of salt sulphuric and mercury not earth fire air and water -
Robert Boyle
He wrote a book called “The Skeptical Chemist” -
Johann Becher
He proposed the idea that all flammable objects contained a substance called phlogiston -
Hennig Brand
he discovered phosphorus -
Cavendish
He recognized hydrogen -
Priestly
Discovered hydrogen -
Lavaisier
Recognized oxygen’s significance -
Humphrey
He discovered potassium