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Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air: The Second Edition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air: The Second Edition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joseph Priestley
SeriesExperiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air 3 Volume Set
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:470
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreHistory of science
ISBN/Barcode 9781108063968
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 5 September 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

By the late eighteenth century, scientists had discovered certain types of gas, such as 'fixed air' (carbon dioxide), but their composition was little understood. Relatively few investigations into gases had taken place, and so the polymath Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was able to make major breakthroughs in the field using a range of experimental techniques. While living near a brewery, he found that it was possible to outline the shape of the gas above fermenting beer with smoke, and that fire would burn with varying strength depending on the composition of the air. This three-volume collection first appeared between 1774 and 1777. Following the international interest and new discoveries prompted by the publication of its predecessor, Volume 2 - reissued here in its corrected 1776 second edition - includes accounts of further experiments, Priestley's paper on the conducting power of charcoal, and, most significantly, notes on what he calls 'dephlogisticated air' (oxygen).