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I would like to thank the
following people and institutions for help in making
these pages.
The Science Museum,
London
Lyndsey Clark, Martin
Bazley and Roland Jackson
The Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia
Karen Elinich and
Barbara Bottaro
The Online Museum
Educators
With particular thanks
to Leon for always 'being there', Helen and Pattie for
their support, Ian and Tim for inspiration, and everyone
else who helped.
The following books
were of use
Public & private science
: the King George III Collection, Alan Q. Morton &
Jane A. Wess (Science Museum)
Contains just about
everything you would want to know about the King George
III collection at the Science Museum.
Science and the
enlightenment, Thomas L Hankins
A general history of
eighteenth-century science covering both the physical
and life sciences.
How we found out about
Electricity, Issac Asimov
Covers the science and
history with equal clarity.
Shocking Electricity,
Nick Arnold
One of the hugely
successful 'Horrible Science' series. An amusing but
factual book aimed at a young audience.
The following websites
were also of use.
A brief biography of
Joseph Priestley
http://home.ptd.net/~sjrubin/uucsv/priestl.htm
Priestley
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRpriestley.htm
Chemical achievers.
Joseph Priestley
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/chemach/fore/jp.html
The Foundation Years
(1754 – 1837)
http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/history/edpart1.htm
Engines of our
Ingenuity. Joseph Priestley.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi209.htm
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