Sujet
Reverse of commemorative medal for Joseph Priestley, English chemist, 1803. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Reverse of commemorative medal for Joseph Priestley, English Presbyterian minister and chemist, 1803. Showing his pneumatic trough for collecting gases, and other equipment. Priestley (1733-1804) was a pioneer in the study of gases and is recognised as one of the discoverers 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, including Matthew Boulton, James Watt, John Wilkinson, Erasmus Darwin, and Josiah Wedgwood. In 1794 he emigrated to America and published books on Unitarianism.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1803
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_101
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,9Mo) / 35,4cm x 35,4cm / 4179 x 4179 (300dpi)