Joseph Priestley: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Recent Priestley scholarship that contextualizes his scientific accomplishments within the religious and political milieu of his time includes R.G.W. Anderson and Christopher Lawrence (eds.), Science, Medicine, and Dissent: Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) (1987); and A. Truman Schwartz and John G. McEvoy (eds.), Motion Toward Perfection: The Achievement of Joseph Priestley (1990). For reliable biographical accounts, see Robert E. Schofield, “Joseph Priestley,” in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1975), vol. 11, pp. 139–147. For more thorough biographical coverage, see Robert E. Schofield, The Enlightenment of Joseph Priestley: A Study of His Life and Work from 1733 to 1773 (1997), and F.W. Gibbs, Joseph Priestley: Adventurer in Science and Champion of Truth (1965).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| Replaced media. | Dec 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yorkshire Philosophical Society - Biography of Joseph Priestley. | Feb 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Joseph Priestley. | Feb 07, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Joseph Priestley. | Mar 25, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 11, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 26, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |