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PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH. Observations on Different Kinds of Air. in: Philosophical Transactions, Volume 62. 14 folding engraved plates (some lightly dampstained). xiv, 494, [4] pages, including errata and ad leaves at end. 4to, modern 1/2 calf; clean tear in blank gutter of title and last few index leaves; board folding case. Bookplate of Meyer Friedman, M.D. London: Lockyer Davis, 1772
Appearing on pages 147-264 with a plate, "this paper reports Priestley's pneumatic researches since 1770, including the isolation and identification of nitric oxide and anhydrous hydrochloric acid gases; the beginnings of the discovery of photosynthesis; and a scarcely noted reference to an 'air extracted from nitre' "--DSB XI, 144. Printing and the Mind of Man 217.
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