Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

by Joseph Priestly

A research publication in which the author reports a series of his experiments on "airs" or gases, most notably his discovery of oxygen gas.

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English

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English

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1772

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Joseph Priestly

United States

Joseph Priestley was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist who published over 150 works. He has historicall...

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