NORTHUMBERLAND — A quarter millennium later, the legacy of18th century writer and scientist Joseph Priestley lives on in central Pennsylvania, thanks in large part to a group of volunteers who work ...

Although he has titled his absorbing book "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson might have expropriated John O'Hara's "Sermons and Soda Water" for this fast-moving and concise account of the life of ...

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NOT enough attention has been paid, in studying the work of Priestley in chemistry, to his admission that he was “not a practical chemist”. He made that admission again and again—and amplified it—in ...

UNDER the title, “Joseph Priestley and his place in the History of Science”, Sir Philip Hartog delivered a discourse at the Royal Institution on April 24, a reprint of which, with a postscript dealing ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) used ...