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A World on Fire: A Heretic, an Aristocrat, and the Race to Discover Oxygen
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Like Charles Seifes Zero and Dava Sobels Longitude, this passionate intellectual history is the story of the intersection of science and the human, in this case the rivals who discovered oxygen in the late 1700s. That breakthrough changed the world as radically as those of Newton and Darwin but was at first eclipsed by revolution and reaction. In chronicling the triumph and ruin of the English freethinker Joseph Priestley and the French nobleman Antoine Lavoisierthe former exiled, the latter executed on the guillotineA World on Fire illustrates the perilous place of science in an age of unreason.
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| Weight | 0.42 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.47 × 14.03 × 21.42 cm |
| PubliCanadanadation City/Country | USA |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 448 |
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| Year Published | 2007-2-27 |
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| ISBN 10 | 0143038834 |
| About The Author | Joe Jackson is the author of four works of nonfiction and a novel. He was an investigative reporter for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot for 12 years, covering criminal justice and the state’s death row. He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He can be reached through his website, joejacksonbooks.com. |
An exhilarating narrative, sweeping us through great discoveries and international rivalries, yet strengthened by meticulous research and analysis. (Jenny Uglow, author of The Lunar Men)This tale of eminent scientists victimized by political ideology is told with passion and a splendid attention to vivid detail. (Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times) |
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| Table Of Content | A World On FirePrologue: God in the AirPart I: Problem1. The Cloth-Dresser's Son2. The Sums and Receipts of Parallel Worlds3. The Gas in the Beer4. The Prodigy5. The Goodness of Air6. The Problem of BurningPart II: Solution7. The Sentimental Journey8. The Mouse in the Jar9. The Twelve Days10. The Language of War11. "King Mob"12. The World Out of Joint13. The New WorldEpilogue: The Burning WorldDramatis PersonaeChronologyGlossary of Chemical, Historical, and Scientific TermsNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex |
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