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The irony is that Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, continued to believe in phlogiston. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 10:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC) | The irony is that Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, continued to believe in phlogiston. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 10:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC) | ||
:And not only to believe, but to defend in correspondence to chemists till his death. | |||
:See interesting account of why: | |||
::[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=105183950 Chapter 9 ,Scientific Dialectics in Action, The Case of Joseph Priestley, PIERLUIGI BARROTT]. In: Publication Information: Book Title: Scientific Controversies: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives. Contributors: Peter Machamer - editor, Marcello Pera - editor, Aristides Baltas - editor. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 2000. Page Number: 153. | |||
:[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 20:21, 30 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
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The irony is that Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, continued to believe in phlogiston. Peter Jackson 10:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
- And not only to believe, but to defend in correspondence to chemists till his death.
- See interesting account of why:
- Chapter 9 ,Scientific Dialectics in Action, The Case of Joseph Priestley, PIERLUIGI BARROTT. In: Publication Information: Book Title: Scientific Controversies: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives. Contributors: Peter Machamer - editor, Marcello Pera - editor, Aristides Baltas - editor. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 2000. Page Number: 153.
- Anthony.Sebastian 20:21, 30 March 2012 (UTC)