Lavoisier made pivotal contributions to the discovery of oxygen.This breakthrough was reliant on a transformative shift in thought paradigms and research methodologies.Leveraging his wealth of empirical knowledge and extensive theoretical understand-ing,he meticulously examined every aspect of the phlogiston theory through the lens of objective facts.He established accurate mental frameworks,approaching new theoretical inquiries and experimental investigations with an unwaveringly critical mindset and an auda-cious spirit of innovation.Through ...