Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley (13 Maret 1733 - 6 Februari 1804) iku filsuf lan ahli kimia kabangsan Inggris. Lair ing sawijining dhaérah cedhak Leeds, Inggris ing tanggal 13 Maret 1733, Priestley sakbeneré ora naté sinau sains sacara formal. Nanging, Priestley minangka wong sing tansah gigih jroning sinau. Sikapé sing tolèran lan liberal dadi salah siji modhal kasuksèsané. Modhal iku klebu cara mikiré sing tansah kepingin weruh lan ora naté marem tumrap sawijiing karya. Bab iki kabukti saka taun-taun kauripané sing ora naté sepi saka prèstasi, klebu sawetara tulisan sing diasilaké saka cabang ilmu sing béda-béda.
Ing yuswa usia 28 taun, Priestley sing wektu semana kapilut babagan basa, ngasilaké tulisan sing udhulé The Rudiments of English Grammar (Dasar-dasar Tatabasa Inggris). Tulisan kasebut minangka panjelasan Priestley ngenani tata basa Inggris, kaya sing disinaoni dina iki.
[sunting] Pranala jaba
- List of Priestley's works available online
- The Joseph Priestley Society
- Joseph Priestley House in PA
- Joseph Priestley Online: Comprehensive site with bibliography, links to related sites, images, information on manuscript collections, and other helpful information.
- Radio 4 program on the discovery of oxygen by the BBC
[sunting] Biografi cekak
- "Joseph Priestley: Discoverer of Oxygen" at the American Chemical Society
- Joseph Priestley at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
- Joseph Priestley from the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Joseph Priestley at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
