You'll never guess how people thought fire worked!

It's time to question everything you know about science. Just kidding, but we will be talking about the phlogiston theory. This was a 18th century scientific theory that scientists used to explain combustion. Thanks to the discovery of oxygen, we now use the oxygen theory to explain combustion, but we could always be one discovery away from a new scientific revolution. Thanks for watching and keep it science-y! Support my channel! buymeacoffee.com/briannadignard Follow me on Instagram: /briannadignard Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Priestley https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/lavoisier.html https://edu.rsc.org/feature/the-logic-of-phlogiston/2000126.article https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cti-2023-0025/html?lang=en https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Cavendish https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antoine_Laurent_Lavoisier._Lithograph_by_Z._Belliard_after_J_Wellcome_V0003416.jpg #science #stem #sciencecommunication #scienceeducation #theory

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