Ancien régime: part 2

Lavoisier's father had accepted that his son wants to be a scientist and not work with law, like the rest of the family had done. In 1768, Lavoisier went to Paris and had two papers to present to the academy. One of the papers was written on the determination of the specific weights of liquids. The other paper was written on the character of the waters that he had visited while studying mineralogy. With the investments made by Lavoisier and the General Farm, he could have made a living off of the income of the profits made. Marriages in the eighteenth century were mostly because of the reason that they were business deals with the husband and the bride's father. Lavoisier got married in 1771 and the bride was 14 years old. His wife served him a a manager for his laboratory and General Farm work.