[PDF] Inspiring Air A History Of Air Related Science eBook

Author : Pere Grapí
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1622736141

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Eudiometers were instruments originally devised for checking the ‘goodness’ of common air. Seeking to be more than just a chronological inventory of eudiometers, this book presents a unique retrospective of these fascinating apparatuses from the end of the eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. By paying particular attention to the experimental procedures involved over the course of the test, this book aims to understand and explore how eudiometers function, to describe the materials used in making them and the different reagents employed in each eudiometrical test. Importantly, eudiometers were employed within a variety of spheres including human and animal health, gas analysis, chemical theory, plant and animal physiology, atmospheric composition, chemical compound composition, gas lighting, chemical revolution and experimental demonstration. Finally, this book looks to redress the existing imbalance in the history of chemistry regarding the attention given to theoretical aspects of chemistry in comparison to chemical practice and apparatus. The few existing accounts of chemical devices written in the past century have not been sufficiently helpful for the understanding of experimental practice in chemistry. Until now no work that deals exclusively with eudiometers and gas analysis from a historical standpoint has been published. Thus, this book will not only cast new light on the subject, but will also contribute to further research on the history of chemical instruments.

Author : Steven Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594488528

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Bestselling author Johnson recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin--an 18th-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the U.S.

Author : Joseph Priestley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781020182839

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This three-volume work from Joseph Priestley, originally published as six volumes, explores various fields of natural philosophy, including the properties and behavior of different types of air. The text has been abridged and methodized with many additions, making it a comprehensive and engaging work for students and scholars alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Joseph Priestley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 2016-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781334339288

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Excerpt from Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Th1s rapid progrefs of knowledge, which, like the progrefs of a wave of the fea, of found, or of light from the fun, extends itfelf not' this way or that way only, but in all direélions, will, I doubt not, be the means, under God, of extirpating all error and prejudice, and of putting an end to all undue and ufurped author1ty in the bufinefs of re ligian, as well as of ftience and all the efforts of the interefted friends Of cor rupt efiablilhments of all kinds will be ineeeftual for their fupport in this en lightened age: though, by retarding their downfal, they may make the final ruin Of them more complete and glorious It was ill policy in Leo the Xth to patro nize polite literature. He was cherilh ing an enemy in difguife. And the Eng lith hierarchy (if there be any thing un found in its confiitution) has equal reafon to tremble even at an air-pump. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Priestley Joseph
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2016-06-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781318970445

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Steven Connor
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1861898827

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Take a deep breath. Air—without it, life on Earth would cease to exist. Though not usually seen, its presence is relied upon. At once both ethereal and physical, air has been associated with flight and spirit, and yet it has progressively become a territory that can be claimed through communications, warfare, travel, and scientific exploration. At the same time, air is no longer a completely reliable part of our daily life: like water, it has become an environmental element that must be watched closely for quality and purity. A Matter of Air investigates the meanings of air over the last three centuries, including our modern concern over emissions and climate change. Steven Connor looks at the human relationship with air, both positive and negative. His explorations include the dangers posed by radio atmospherics, poison gas, and haze as well as our continued fascination with effervescence and explosives. Drawing ideas from religion, science, art, literature, and philosophy, A Matter of Air creates a comprehensive history of the human perception of air. Thoroughly researched and written with wit and quirky enthusiasm, the book will appeal to a wide range of general readers interested in the environment, human history, and our most essential aspects of life.

Author : Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 14,11 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1351901877

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Air-pumps, electrical machines, colliding ivory balls, coloured sparks, mechanical planetariums, magic mirrors, hot-air balloons - these are just a sample of the devices displayed in public demonstrations of science in the eighteenth century. Public and private demonstrations of natural philosophy in Europe then differed vastly from today's unadorned and anonymous laboratory experiments. Science was cultivated for a variety of purposes in many different places; scientific instruments were built and used for investigative and didactic experiments as well as for entertainment and popular shows. Between the culture of curiosities which characterized the seventeenth century and the distinction between academic and popular science that gradually emerged in the nineteenth, the eighteenth century was a period when scientific activities took place in a variety of sites, ranging from academies, and learned societies to salons and popular fairs, shops and streets. This collection of case studies describing public demonstrations in Britain, Germany, Italy and France exemplifies the wide variety of settings for scientific activities in the European Enlightenment. Filled with sparks and smells, the essays raise broader issues about the ways in which modern science established its legitimacy and social acceptability. They point to two major features of the cultures of science in the eighteenth-century: entertainment and utility. Experimental demonstrations were attended by apothecaries and craftsmen for vocational purposes. At the same time, they had to fit in with the taste of both polite society and market culture. Public demonstrations were a favourite entertainment for ladies and gentlemen and a profitable activity for instrument makers and booksellers.

Author : Mark Whitehead
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444399861

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Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Offers the most extensive historical and geographical account of atmospheric government and pollution in Britain, available today Presents archival material from 150 years of British history that represents an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of science and government Develops an innovative combination of Foucauldian history of government with a history of atmospheric science Raises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced