The enlightened Joseph Priestley : a study of his life and work from 1773 to 1804 / Robert E. Schofield.
Pubblicazione:
University Park : The Pennsylvania State university press, 2004.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 461 p. : ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. List of abbreviations. Preface. Pt. 1. Calne (1773-1780): 1. Shelburne and politics 2. Religion and theology 3. Common-sense and associationism 4. Matter and spirit 5. Philosophical necessity 6. Observations on air I and II: oxygen 7. Observations on air III and Natural philosophy I. Pt. 2. Birmingham (1780-1791): 8. Science and the Lunar society 9. Science and the chemical revolution 10. Religion 11. Theology 12. Education, metaphysics, history 13. Politics and the Birmingham riots. Pt. 3. Clapton-Hackney (1791-1794) and Northumberland, Pennsylvania (1794-1804): 14. Politics, science, education, religion 15. Emigration to the United States, politics and education 16. Science 17. Religion, death. Appendix: Family. Bibliography. Index
Vaccari, Valentina 1977- Recensione].