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Excerpt from Scientific Correspondence of Joseph Priestley: Ninety-Seven Letters Addressed to Josiah Wedgwood, Sir Joseph Banks, Capt. James Keir, James Watt, Dr. William Withering, Dr. Benjamin Rush, and Others, Together With an AppendixThe sources Of information concerning the life Of joseph priestley are numerous and detailed. His philosophical writ ings, his theological controversies, his liberal political essays, his notable discoveries in chemistry, and even his misfortunes in the Birmingham riots Of 1791, that caused his eventual expatriation, kept him constantly before the public. Being both affectionately admired and cordially hated, persecuted by his own townsmen yet highly esteemed by continental sayans, bitterly assailed by the public press and yet the frequent. Recipient of substantial testimonials of esteem from active and influential friends, contemporary publications portrayed his acts, his opinions, and his remarkable talents. Since his death many men of letters have placed on record their estimate of Priestley's philosophy, of his theological system, of his political tenets, and of his contributions to science; and, finally, every extended dictionary of biography and every encyclopaedia, in three languages, for three-quarters of a century, has contained a sketch of his life and labors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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