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Dr Victor Boantza, Unit for the History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science will be giving a presentation at the Sydney Ideas 2011 Key Thinkers Program on Wednesday 24 August: * Time: 6.00 to 7.30pm * Venue: Law School Foyer venue information <http://sydney.edu.au/law/about/campus.shtml> , the University of Sydney * Cost: This series is free and open to all, with no ticket or booking required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY: ENLIGHTENMENT SCIENCE AND DISSENT Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was one of the most controversial figures of the eighteenth century. A true Enlightenment polymath, he wrote more than two hundred books, pamphlets, sermons, and essays on subjects ranging from science to politics and from metaphysics to theology. He was a religious dissenter, political radical, vocal supporter of the French Revolution, and lifelong defender of the losing side in the Chemical Revolution. Shortly after his house and laboratory were burned down in the Birmingham Riots (1791) he was forced to flee England. Although religion and his ministry were at the centre of his life's work, Priestley is best known for his contributions to chemistry, physics, and botany through his studies of electricity, optics, photosynthesis, and gases (he "discovered" oxygen, among other things). This lecture will discuss aspects of his science, especially his work in pneumatic and experimental chemistry, to probe the relations between natural philosophy, religion, and non-conformism in the Enlightenment. Debbie Castle | Administration Assistant Unit for History and Philosophy of Science Faculty of Science THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm No. 441 Carslaw Building, F07 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 4226| F +61 2 9351 4846 | e [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | W http://sydney.edu.au/hps <http://sydney.edu.au/hps> Office Hours: 9am - 4.30pm: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. Please think of our environment and only print this e-mail if necessary.
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