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We must recognize an invisible hand which holds the balance in the formation of compounds. A compound is a substance to which Nature assigns fixed ratios, it is, in short, a being which Nature never creates other than balance in hand, pondere et mensurd.

Joseph Proust

Joseph Proust

Joseph Proust

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Born: September 26, 1754

Died: July 5, 1826 (aged 71)

Bio: Joseph Louis Proust was a French chemist. He was best known for his discovery of the law of constant composition in 1794, stating that chemical compounds always combine in constant proportions.

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