Sujet
Joseph Priestley, English chemist and Presbyterian minister, (1836).Artist: W Holl
Légende
Joseph Priestley, English chemist and Presbyterian minister, (1836). Priestley (1733-1804) was a pioneer in the study of gases and is recognised as one of the discovers of oxygen. He also experimented with electricity. Priestley was a member of the Lunar Society, a dining club of scientists and businessmen from the Birmingham region, which included Matthew Boulton, James Watt, John Wilkinson, Erasmus Darwin, and Josiah Wedgwood. In 1794 he emigrated to America and published books on Unitarianism.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1836
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C24_276
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (3,8Mo) / 27,4cm x 46,0cm / 3236 x 5432 (300dpi)