{"product_id":"experiments-and-observations-on-different-kinds-of-air-the-second-edition-corrected-paperback-9781108063951","title":"Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air; The Second Edition, Corrected (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108063951","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExperiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Second Edition, Corrected\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReissued in its 1775 second edition, Volume 1 of this three-volume collection presents groundbreaking early investigations into gases.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Priestley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108063951, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy 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. Primarily an account of Priestley's early experiments, with details of apparatus including candles and live mice, Volume 1 is reissued here in its corrected 1775 second edition and also incorporates a brief history of the field of inquiry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Advertisement\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Experiments and Observations Made in, and before the Year 1772: 1. Of fixed air\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of air in which a candle, or brimstone, has burned out\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of inflammable air\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of air infected with animal respiration, on putrefaction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of air in which a mixture of brimstone and filings of iron has stood\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of nitrous air\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of air infected with the fumes of burning charcoal\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of the effect of the calcination of metals\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of marine acid air\u003cbr\u003e 10. Miscellaneous observations\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Experiments and Observations Made in the Year 1773, and the Beginning of 1774: 1. Observations on alkaline air\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of common air diminished and made noxious by various processes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of nitrous air\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of marine acid air\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of inflammable air\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of fixed air\u003cbr\u003e 7. Miscellaneous experiments\u003cbr\u003e 8. Queries, speculations, and hints\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266148290840,"sku":"9781108063951","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108063951i_7f784d1d-78a6-42be-85fc-e349cea9c88f.jpg?v=1696748502","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/experiments-and-observations-on-different-kinds-of-air-the-second-edition-corrected-paperback-9781108063951","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}