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The enlightened Joseph Priestley : a study of his life and work from 1773 to 1804 /

In The Enlightened Joseph Priestley Robert Schofield completes his two-volume biography of one of the great figures of the English Enlightenment. The first volume, published in 1997, covered the first forty years of Joseph Priestley's life in England. In this second volume, Schofield surveys th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schofield, Robert E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • I. Birstall Fieldhead and Heckmondwike, 1733-1752
  • II. Daventry Academy, 1752-1755
  • III. Needham Market and Nantwich, 1755-1761
  • IV. Warrington Academy, 1761-1767: Language, Rhetoric
  • V. Warrington Academy, 1761-1767: Liberal Education, History, Biography
  • VI. Warrington Academy, 1761-1767: Electricity
  • VII. Leeds, 1767-1773: Theology, Natural Religion
  • Appendix: An Inventory of the Furniture in Dr. Priestley's Study
  • VIII. Leeds, 1767-1773: Religious Polemics, Theology
  • IX. Leeds, 1767-1773: Politics
  • X. Leeds, 1767-1773: Electricity, Perspective, Optics
  • XI. Leeds, 1767-1773: Cook, Pyrmont Water, Chemistry, Shelburne
  • Epilogue
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index