Joseph Priestley's 1774 work, "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air," is a foundational text in chemistry detailing his investigations into gases. This publication is notable for describing the isolation of oxygen, which Priestley called "dephlogisticated air."
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Joseph Priestley — Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air in Chemistry
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