Project Gutenberg 2009-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 225 Priestley, Joseph 1733 1804 Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_and_Observations_on_Different_Kinds_of_Air Produced by Mark C. Orton, Steven Gibbs, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air" by Joseph Priestley is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The work primarily explores various types of gases, particularly different forms of air, through a series of experiments and observations. It offers insights into the nature, properties, and implications of these gases, reflecting the burgeoning field of experimental science during this period. The opening of the treatise outlines the motivations behind its publication, including previous favorable receptions of Priestley's earlier observations on air. The author expresses a commitment to sharing knowledge through a detailed exploration of his experiments, emphasizing the continuous development of natural sciences and the importance of immediate communication of discoveries. He discusses the complexity and challenges of studying air, acknowledging the earlier work of philosophers and scientists before him, and sets the stage for a systematic examination of different air types, their properties, and the equipment used in experiments. Overall, this introduction serves not only as a prelude to the experiments themselves but also highlights the collaborative and iterative nature of scientific inquiry in Priestley's time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Chemistry -- Early works to 1800 Air -- Early works to 1800 QD Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry 511018 2025-07-12T09:01:08.249509 text/html 513996 2021-01-05T11:42:22 text/html 632738 2025-07-12T09:01:19.146447 application/epub+zip 636245 2025-07-12T09:01:12.769389 application/epub+zip 245041 2025-07-12T09:01:10.801419 application/epub+zip 949039 2025-07-12T09:01:23.657341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896360 2025-07-12T09:01:17.862391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480633 2022-09-13T16:56:39.429653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455777 2025-07-12T09:01:07.405506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455620 2021-01-05T11:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455642 2021-01-05T11:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21309 2025-07-12T09:01:23.789337 application/rdf+xml 21756 2025-07-12T09:01:11.323419 image/jpeg 4556 2025-07-12T09:01:11.062423 image/jpeg 150472 2021-01-05T11:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 521041 2021-01-05T11:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 150430 2021-01-05T11:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 612560 2025-07-12T09:01:08.291499 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia