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Bezig met laden... Joseph Priestley and the Discovery of Oxygen (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained: Scientific Advancements of the 19th Century)door Kate A. Conley
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It is good that there is a book for children and young adults about Joseph Priestley. But this one is a bit erratic. It uses contemporary cliches, for instance, "The results of his experiments impacted the way modern scientists...". "impacted" is almost always a bad choice, but it's a very popular one these days. Also, it seems odd that before oxygen had a name, mercuric oxide should have been called mercuric oxide. Because I just read "The Invention of Air", I have been persuaded to take issue with the contention that Priestley discovered oxygen. The author uses first names to identify people fairly frequently, which I find confusing and unnecessarily informal. It describes Priestley's views as liberal, but gives no hint what they were, which is entirely uninformative. It doesn't really explain how his views led to a mob burning down 4 churches and 27 residences. But it is all there is in this category, and some of the quotations are good. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Profiles the life of the man credited with the discovery of Earth's most abundant element, oxygen. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)540.92Natural sciences and mathematics Chemistry Chemistry Biography And History BiographyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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