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Author Johnson, Steven, 1968-

Title The invention of air : a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America / Steven Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  540.92 J637    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  540.92 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY PRIESTLY    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B PRIESTLY    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B PRIESTLEY    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  540.92 JOH    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  B PRIESTLEY    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  540.92 JOH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  92 PRIESTLEY, JOS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  540.92 PRIESTLEY    Check Shelf

Description xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-239) and index.
Contents The vortex -- The electricians -- Rose and nightshade -- Intermezzo: an island of coal -- The wild gas -- A Comet in the system.
Summary Recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin--an 18th-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the U.S.
Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
Chemists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN 9781594488528
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