Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London v. 62 (1772)
Royal Society (Great Britain); Maty, Paul Henry; Stuart, Alexander
Royal Society of London, 1666
Part of: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London
Royal Society of London, 1666
Part of: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London
40. Discoverer of Oxygen
This essay was the first of many in which Priestley discovered many new
gases, or "airs," which he then incorporated into the phlogiston theory that
explained how things burn. The main discovery was that of oxygen, or what he
called "depholgisticated air."
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Royal Society of London, 1666
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