Project Gutenberg 2007-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 52 Smith, Edgar Fahs 1854 1928 Smith, Edgar F. 21000246 Priestley in America, 1794-1804 Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Hilary Caws-Elwitt, in honor of Peter James Caws and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Priestley in America, 1794-1804" by Edgar Fahs Smith is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and contributions of the prominent scientist Joseph Priestley during his time in America after fleeing persecution in England. It likely details his scientific achievements, interactions with notable figures of the time, and the personal challenges he faced while trying to continue his work in a new country." "The opening of the text introduces the motivation behind this exploration of Priestley's life in America, emphasizing his importance to the field of chemistry and his influence on younger American chemists during his exile. The author reflects on his admiration for Priestley and outlines the significant milestones of his life, including discoveries in chemistry like that of carbon monoxide and his various contributions to science and philosophy. It paints a picture of Priestley as a man deeply engaged in intellectual pursuits while navigating the challenges of exile and the political climate of his time." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 Chemists -- England -- Biography QD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 245060 245061 2024-10-09T07:12:48.226358 2023-09-09T09:22:36.249601 text/html text/html 246808 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 87417 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177003 2024-10-09T07:12:55.972334 application/epub+zip 179542 2024-10-09T07:12:51.528338 application/epub+zip 164377 2024-10-09T07:12:50.202360 application/epub+zip 308382 2024-10-09T07:12:59.074313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297975 2024-10-09T07:12:55.052340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266431 2022-09-10T03:51:40.957573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222624 222495 2024-10-09T07:12:47.581357 2023-09-09T09:22:35.719604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 222507 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82062 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 222503 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82038 2007-03-06T07:26:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 6894520 2007-03-06T13:50:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 22770 2024-10-09T07:12:59.214293 application/rdf+xml 12650 2024-10-09T07:12:50.752349 image/jpeg 2985 2024-10-09T07:12:50.475331 image/jpeg 166758 2024-10-09T07:12:48.247347 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia