The Enlightenment Of Joseph Priestley
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The Enlightened Joseph Priestley
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Author : Robert E. Schofield
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11
The Enlightened Joseph Priestley written by Robert E. Schofield and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with History categories.
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is one of the major figures of the English Enlightenment. A contemporary and friend of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, he exceeded even these polymaths in the breadth of his curiosity and learning. Yet no one has attempted an all-inclusive biography of Priestley, probably because he was simply too many persons for anyone easily to comprehend in a single study. Robert Schofield has devoted a lifetime of scholarship to this task. The result is a magisterial book, covering the life and works of Priestley during the critical first forty years of his life. Although Priestley is best known as a chemist, this book is considerably more than a study in the history of science. As any good biographer must, Schofield has thoroughly studied the many activities in which Priestley was engaged. Among them are theology, electricity, chemistry, politics, English grammar, rhetoric, and educational philosophy. Schofield situates Priestley, the provincial dissenter, within the social, political, and intellectual contexts of his day and examines all the works Priestley wrote and published during this period. Schofield singles out the first forty years of Priestley's life because these were the years of preparation and trial during which Priestley qualified for the achievements that were to make him famous. The discovery of oxygen, the defenses of Unitarianism, and the political liberalism that characterize the mature Priestley - all are foreshadowed in the young Priestley. A brief epilogue looks ahead to the next thirty years when Priestley was forced out of England and settled in Pennsylvania, the subject of Schofield's next book. But this volume stands alone as thedefinitive study of the making of Joseph Priestley.
The Enlightenment Of Joseph Priestley
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Author : Robert E. Schofield
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
The Enlightenment Of Joseph Priestley written by Robert E. Schofield and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Joseph Priestley (1733&–1804) is one of the major figures of the English Enlightenment. A contemporary and friend of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, he exceeded even these polymaths in the breadth of his curiosity and learning. Yet no one has attempted an all-inclusive biography of Priestley, probably because he was simply too many persons for anyone easily to comprehend in a single study. Robert Schofield has devoted a lifetime of scholarship to this task. The result is a magisterial book, covering the life and works of Priestley during the critical first forty years of his life. Although Priestley is best known as a chemist, this book is considerably more than a study in the history of science. As any good biographer must, Schofield has thoroughly studied the many activities in which Priestley was engaged. Among them are theology, electricity, chemistry, politics, English grammar, rhetoric, and educational philosophy. Schofield situates Priestley, the provincial dissenter, within the social, political, and intellectual contexts of his day and examines all the works Priestley wrote and published during this period. Schofield singles out the first forty years of Priestley's life because these were the years of preparation and trial during which Priestley qualified for the achievements that were to make him famous. The discovery of oxygen, the defenses of Unitarianism, and the political liberalism that characterize the mature Priestley&—all are foreshadowed in the young Priestley. A brief epilogue looks ahead to the next thirty years when Priestley was forced out of England and settled in Pennsylvania, the subject of Schofield's next book. But this volume stands alone as the definitive study of the making of Joseph Priestley.
The Invention Of Air
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Author : Steven Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008-12-26
The Invention Of Air written by Steven Johnson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-26 with Science categories.
From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the “exhilarating”( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, “a founding father long forgotten”(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers. In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven Johnson tells the fascinating story of Joseph Priestley—scientist and theologian, protégé of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson—an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the uses of oxygen, scientific experimentation, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. As he did so masterfully in The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson uses a dramatic historical story to explore themes that have long engaged him: innovative strategies, intellectual models, and the way new ideas emerge and spread, and the environments that foster these breakthroughs.
The History And Present State Of Discoveries Relating To Vision Light And Colours
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Author : Joseph Priestley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1772
The History And Present State Of Discoveries Relating To Vision Light And Colours written by Joseph Priestley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1772 with categories.
An Essay On The First Principles Of Government
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Author : Joseph Priestley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1771
An Essay On The First Principles Of Government written by Joseph Priestley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1771 with Church and state categories.
Science Teaching
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Author : Michael R. Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-19
Science Teaching written by Michael R. Matthews and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-19 with Education categories.
Science Teaching explains how history and philosophy of science contributes to the resolution of persistent theoretical, curricular, and pedagogical issues in science education. It shows why it is essential for science teachers to know and appreciate the history and philosophy of the subject they teach and how this knowledge can enrich science instruction and enthuse students in the subject. Through its historical perspective, the book reveals to students, teachers, and researchers the foundations of scientific knowledge and its connection to philosophy, metaphysics, mathematics, and broader social influences including the European Enlightenment, and develops detailed arguments about constructivism, worldviews and science, multicultural science education, inquiry teaching, values, and teacher education. Fully updated and expanded, the 20th Anniversary Edition of this classic text, featuring four new chapters—The Enlightenment Tradition; Joseph Priestley and Photosynthesis; Science, Worldviews and Education; and Nature of Science Research—and 1,300 references, provides a solid foundation for teaching and learning in the field.
Science And Spectacle In The European Enlightenment
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Author : Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2008
Science And Spectacle In The European Enlightenment written by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.
The essays in this volume consider the interplay of science and spectacle in eighteenth-century Europe, describing the variety of public demonstrations of science in sites ranging from academies and laboratories to shops and streets.
Enlightenment Modernity And Science
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Author : Paul A. Elliot
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2010-10-30
Enlightenment Modernity And Science written by Paul A. Elliot and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-30 with History categories.
Paul Elliott's account provides a full length study of the complex geographies of Georgian scientific culture in England. He looks at the ways in which the production and consumption of scientific ideas was varied according to the places and spaces in which it was received.
The Enlightenment
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Author : William E. Burns
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-11-10
The Enlightenment written by William E. Burns and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with History categories.
Based on the most recent scholarship, this book provides students and interested lay readers with a basic introduction to key facts and current controversies concerning the Enlightenment. One of the most significant developments in world history, the Enlightenment transformed Europe by promoting reason over faith and advancing skepticism, the scientific method, and intellectual inquiry. It reshaped political and cultural history and formed the foundation for many of today's institutions. The Enlightenment: History, Documents, and Key Questions is a one-stop reference that serves high school and undergraduate students in learning about the background of the Enlightenment. The book also provides readers with key insights into the distant origins of American democracy and technology-based innovation. The text's coverage of the Enlightenment from the late 17th century to the late 18th century in both Europe and its American colonies supports Common Core critical thinking skills for English Language Arts/World History and Social Studies. The inclusion of primary source documents and original argumentative essays work in conjunction with secondary material such as topical entries to engage readers' minds and to give them a fuller understanding the myriad factors that led to the Enlightenment as well as its lasting effects.
Jacobitism Enlightenment And Empire 1680 1820
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Author : Douglas J Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Jacobitism Enlightenment And Empire 1680 1820 written by Douglas J Hamilton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with History categories.
The essays in this collection examine religion, politics and commerce in Scotland during a time of crisis and turmoil. Contributors look at the effect of the Union on Scottish trade and commerce, the Scottish role in tobacco and sugar plantations, Robert Burns’s early poetry on his planned emigration to Jamaica and Scottish anti-abolitionists.