Joseph Priestley

Gebundenes Buch

Letters to the Jews Inviting Them to an Amicable Discussion of the Evidences of Christianity

Beschreibung

1794. This volume contains five letters entitled: of the peculiar privileges of the Jewish Nation, and the causes of their prejudices against Christianity; of the present dispersed and calamitous state of the Jewish Nation; of the historical evidences of the divine mission of Christ; of the doctrine concerning the Messiah; and miscellaneous observations and conclusion. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.

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: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781161397765
• ISBN-10: 1161397760
• Artikelnr.: 31640085