It was in such a capacity in 1780 that Lavoisier made some dismissive remarks about a new theory of combustion that had been submitted to the academy by a hopeful young scientist.

1870年，一位很有前途的年轻科学家向科学院提交一篇论文，阐述一种新的燃烧理论；就是在那个岗位上，拉瓦锡说了几句轻蔑的话。