Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley (born March 13, 1733, in Birstall Fieldhead, a locality close to Leeds, Yorkshire [now West Yorkshire], England; died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U. S. A. English author (born February 6, 1804). S.) was an English cleric, political theorist, and physical scientist who made contributions to experimental chemistry as well as liberal political and religious … Read more