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Priestley

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Noun

1. joseph priestley, priestley

English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)

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Priestley

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noun
1. 
J(ohn) B(oynton). 1894–1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946)
2. 
Joseph. 1733–1804, English chemist, political theorist, and clergyman, in the US from 1794. He discovered oxygen (1774) independently of Scheele and isolated and described many other gases

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Priestley

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1. 
J(ohn) B(oynton)1894-1984; Eng. novelist, playwright, & literary critic
2. 
Joseph1733-1804; Eng. scientist & theologian, in the U.S. after 1794: discoverer of oxygen

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Priestley

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British writer of more than 100 novels, most notably The Good Companions (1929), numerous dramas, and critical works on literature and social issues.
British chemist noted for work on the isolation of gases and his discovery of oxygen (1774).

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