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Traité Élémentaire de Chimie (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry) - Antoine Lavoisier

 Traité Élémentaire de Chimie, 1789, available in English as Elementary Treatise of
Chemistry
Description: This book was intended as an introduction to new theories in chemistry and
as such, was one of the first Chemistry textbooks.[9]
Importance: Introduction, Influence. Aside from being one of the first chemistry
textbooks, the book was one of the first to state the Law of conservation of mass, define
a chemical element, and contain a list of known elements.[10][3]:154[11]:410
Méthode de Nomenclature Chimique[edit]
 Guyton de Morveau, L. B.; Lavoisier, A. L.; Berthollet, C. L.; de Fourcroy, A. F.
 Méthode de Nomenclature Chimique, Paris, 1787, available in English as Chymical
Nomenclature.
 Some details and a picture available at IUPAC nomenclature#History
Description: This publication laid out a logical system for naming chemical
substances (mainly chemical elements and inorganic compounds).
Importance: Prior to this publication, a multitude of names were often used for the same
substance. This publication led to an international consensus on how to name chemical
substances.
A New System of Chemical Philosophy[edit]
 A New System of Chemical Philosophy - John Dalton, 1808–1827
Description: This book explained Dalton's theory of atoms and its applications to
chemistry.
Importance: Topic Creator, Breakthrough, Influence. The book was one of the first to
describe a modern atomic th
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