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Donaldson IML (2008).
Lavoisier's comments on the art of drawing conclusions from experiments.
© IML Donaldson, University of Edinburgh & Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, UK. E-mail: i.m.l.d@ed.ac.uk
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Donaldson IML (2008). Lavoisier's comments on the art of drawing conclusions from experiments. JLL Bulletin: Commentaries on the history of treatment evaluation (www.jameslindlibrary.org).
Though these memoirs are undated, this piece is part of Lavoisier’s writings on the task of the Royal Commission - of which he was a member - appointed in 1784 to examine the claims made by Mesmer and his followers for Animal Magnetism. The context indicates that the piece was written either during, or in recent recollection of, the deliberations of the Commission.
On page 499 of the Oeuvres, Vol. III, the Editor added a footnote saying:
Lavoisier had collected together the following pieces, written in his own hand, with the intention of publishing them. We have conformed to his intentions.
The context indicates that the piece was written either during, or in recent recollection of, the deliberations of the Commission.