Article ID: CBB001210108

Joseph Priestley: Docter Phlogiston or Reverend Oxygen? (2010)

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In propaganda material, people are often presented in black-and-white terms as either a villain or a hero. Although Joseph Priestley is denigrated for believing in the discredited substance phlogiston, he is also celebrated for discovering oxygen.

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Authors & Contributors
Rubin, Mordecai B.
Gorkom, Joris van
Dee Ann Castel
Best, Nicholas W.
Silva, Marcos Rodrigues da
Shulga, Inna
Concepts
Chemistry
Oxygen
Phlogiston
Gases
Organic chemistry
Biographies
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
20th century
Early modern
20th century, early
Places
France
Switzerland
Russia
Germany
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
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