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Priestley 



Prieur. 



53ü 



geb. 1733, März 13 (A.St.), Fieldhead 

 b. Leeds, Yorksbire,* 



gest. 1804, Febr. 6, Northumberland, 

 Pennsylvauien. 

 Chart of Biography (fol.) with a Description, 

 Warrington 1765. History and present state 

 of electrlcity with original experinients , 4", 

 Lond. 1767, additions 1770 (deutsch von J. B. 

 Kränita, 4", Berlirt u. Stralsund 17 74). Intro- 

 duction to the study ofelectricity, 4", Ib 1768. 

 Introduction to the theory and practice of per- 

 spective, 8», Ib 1771, 2<i edit. 1780. Direction 

 for impregnating water with lixed air etc., 8°, 

 Ib. 1773. History and present state of disco- 

 veries relating to Vision, Hght and colours, 

 2 vol. 4», Ib. 1772 (deutsch von G. 8. Klügel, 

 Leipz. 1775). Experiments and observations 

 on different kinds of air, 3 vol. 8», Ib. 1774 — 

 77 (deutsch von C. Luiwig, 3 Bde. 8», Wien 

 u. Leipz. 1778). Philosophical empiricism etc. 

 interspersed with various observations relat- 

 ing to different kinds of air, 8", Ib. 1775, Ex- 

 periments and observations relating to various 

 branches of natural philosophy, with a con- 

 tinnation of the observations on air, 3 vol. 8°, 

 Ib. 1779—86 (deutsch, Leipz. 1780). Heads 

 of lectures on a course of experimental philo- 

 .sophy particularly including chemistry, deli- 

 vered at the New College in Hackney, 8°, Ib. 

 17S4. Experiments and observations relating 

 to the analysis of atraospherical air; also far- 

 ther experiments relating to the generation of 

 9ir froni water etc. , 8", Ib. 1796. Considera- 

 tions on the doctrine of phlogiston and the de- 

 composition of water, 2 Pt. 8°, Ib. 1 796 u. 1 797. 

 The doctrine of Phlogiston estabiished and that 

 of the decomposition of water refuted, 8", Ib. 

 1800. — Account of rings, consisting of all the 

 prismatic colours, made by electrica! explo- 

 sions on the surface of pieces of raetal (Phil. 

 Tr. 1768. — Die Priestley'schen Ringe). 

 E\pr. on the lateral force of electrical explo- 

 sions (Ib. 1769). General experimenton electri- 

 ca! explosions (Ib. id.). Investigation of the 

 lateral explosion and of the electncity, com- 

 municiated to the electrical circuit, in a dis- 

 charge (Ib. 1770). Expr. and obss on char- 

 coal (Ib. id.). Obss. on different kinds of air 

 (Ib. 1772 et 1775). Account of W. Henly'^eiec- 

 trometer(Ib. 1772). On the noxiousness of the 

 effluvia of putrid marshes (Ib. 1774). Obss. 

 on respiration and the use of the blood (Ib. 

 1776). Exprm. relating to phlogiston and the 

 seemingconversionsof water into air (Ib. 1783;. 

 Obss. relating to air and water (Ib 1 785) Expr. 

 and ob.ss. relating to the principle of acidily, 

 the composition of water and phlogiston (Ib. 

 4 788 et 1789) Expr. on the phlogisticafioD of 

 spirit of nitre (Ib. 1789). Expr. on the trans- 

 mission ofthe vapour of acids through a Lot 

 eertheo tube, and further obss. relating lo 

 phlogiston (Ib. 1789). Obss. on re.spirafion (Ib. 

 1790). Exprs. on the generation of air froni 

 water ; to which are prefixed experiments re- 

 lating to the decomposition of dephlügisticateü 

 and inflammable air {Ib ITÜi;. — E.vprois. 

 and obss. relating to the analysis of almosphe- 



Poggendorff, Handwörlcrbucli I!. 



rical air (Tr. Americ. Phil. Soc. IV, 1799;. 

 Farther exprms. relating to Ihe generation of 

 air from water (Ib. id.). Exprms. on the Irans- 

 mission of acids and other liquors, in the form 

 of vapour, over several sub.stances in a hot 

 eartben tube (Ib. V, 1802). Exprms. relating 

 to the change of place in different kinds of air 

 through several interposing substances (Ib. id.). 

 Exprms. relating to the absorption of air by 

 water ilb. id.). MIscellaneous exprms. relating 

 to the doctrine of phlogiston (Ib. id.). Exprms. 

 on the production of a'r by the freezing of wa- 

 ter (Ib. id.). Exprms. on air exposed to heat 

 in metallic tubes (Ib. id.). — A reply lo Cruik- 

 Bhank's observations in defence öf the new Sy- 

 stem of chemistry (New-York Magazin, 1802, 

 March). Obss and exprms relating tc the-püe 

 ofVolta (Ib. id.) On the theory of chemistry 

 (Ib. 1802, June). Obss. on the conversion of 

 iron into steel (Ib. 1802, Aug.). On the air from 

 flnery cioder and charcoal, with other remarks 

 OD the experiments of CroikshaiLk (Ib. 1802, 

 Sept.). — Letters to S. L. KitcMll on bis at- 

 tempt to accommodate the disputes among the 

 chemists concerning phlogiston (Medical Re- 

 pository, Vol. I and II). Letter on red preci- 

 pitate of mercury, as favorable to doctrine of 

 phlogiston (Ib. Vol. II) Exprms. relating to 

 the calces of metals (Ib. id.). Of some experi- 

 ments made with ivory black and also with 

 diamonds (Ib. id.). On the phlogistic theory 

 (Ib. id ). Reply to bis antiphlogistian oppo- 

 nents (Ib. id.). Singular efTects of gaseous oxid 

 of septon or dephlogisticated nitrous air (Ib. 

 Vol. HI, 1800). Sentiments on the doctrine of 

 septon (Ib. id.). — On the new theory of che- 

 mistry (Monthly Magaz. 1798, March). Letter 

 on the decomposition of water (Ib. 1798, Oct.). 

 On the doctrine of phlogiston (Ib. 1799, May 

 and June). — P< entdeckte das S auerstoff- 

 g a s (1 774 — gleichzeitig mit Scheele) . das salz- 

 saure Gas (1774), das Ammoniakgas (1774), 

 dag Fluorkieselgas (1775;, das schwefligsaure 

 Gas (1775), das StickslofToxydul (1776) u. das 

 Kohlenoxydgas (1799) ; siehe Kopp, Gesch. d. 

 Chem. Bd l, S. 236, Höfer'a Bist, de chim. II, 

 479 und Dmnae' Philosoph d chimie, auch: 

 Commemoralion of the cenlenary of the Birth 

 of Dr. Priestlej in Phil Mag Ser. III, Vol. II 

 (1833), p 3t)3. (Die Feier fand am 25. März 

 statt.) — Sehr viel Theologisches, Pädagogi- 

 sches, Historisches, Politisches u. Anderwei- 

 tiges. 



♦ grcb. März 18 {BD); Min 24 {AAB) (Th) ; Man 30 

 (Ilöfer, Hut. chim. II) (Du man, Philosoph, de 

 chim.) ; jeet. Kel>r. 9 (A) (Air. XU). 



Priestlej-j Joseph. — Seil 17 69 Su- 

 periiUeiiJ.TUt aud Principal Agen! of Ihe 

 Leeds and Liverpool Canal (GM. 1 8 i 7j, 



gob. 1741 etwa, 



gest. 1817, Aug. li, Bradford.Yorksh. 

 A a. 0. keine Schriften genannt, aber gesagt, 

 er sei ein Mann von malhematischer Bildung 

 gcvesen. 



Prieur (genannt: Prieur de ja Cöle- 

 d'Or*), C . . . A. . . — Genie-OÜicicr beim 

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