Joseph Priestley

Gebundenes Buch

Institutes Of Natural And Revealed Religion V1 (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

Beschreibung

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1782. To Which is Prefixed an Essay on the Best Method of Communicating Religious Knowledge to the Members of Christian Societies. Volume One of Two. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 141797415X.

Autor

English scientist, theologian, and political theorist Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) made numerous contributions to chemistry, physics, and philosophy. Priestley, who was raised in Birstall, West Yorkshire, attended local schools before going to Daventry Academy, where he became very interested in natural philosophy. Priestley made significant scientific advances. His greatest-known distxtery, made in 1774, was oxygen, which he dubbed "dephlogisticated air." His investigations into gases and their characteristics, which are detailed in "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air," greatly enhanced our knowledge of chemistry. Priestley also studied nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, among other gases. In addition to his scientific interests, Priestley was a prolific writer on theological and political topics as well as a dissident clergyman. He received criticism for his Unitarian beliefs and his perceived radical religious ideas. Priestley was a liberal and democratic idealist whose political writings shaped the early American history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1505g
• ISBN-13: 9781169885059
• ISBN-10: 1169885055
• Artikelnr.: 37464055