air is not a single substance
1603 AD Observed
He discovered that air is not a single substance and contains a life-giving substance—later called oxygen—170 years before Scheele's discovery of the element. He correctly identified this 'food of life' with the gas (also oxygen) given off by heating nitre (saltpetre).
This substance, the 'central nitre', had a central position in Sendivogius' schema of the universe.
Subjects Who or What Observed?
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Michael Sendivogius (Sedziwoj) Polish alchemist, philos...
Objects To Whom or What was Observed?
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Oxygen (O) Chemical element that is... -
Nitrogen (N) Nitrogen is the lightest...
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