Comments on: Reflections on Reading of Mr Joseph Priestley and M Antoine Lavoisier While Travelling by Air Plane Between Leeds and Paris http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Makers of Leeds « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/#comment-9383 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:03:43 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=418#comment-9383 [...] tree. The green movement began wih a mint plant in a bell jar in Joseph Priestley’s kitchen. Steven Johnson also tells how Priestley invented a process for making fizzy drinks. He open sourced the method and Johann [...]

]]> By: Steven Johnson presents “The Invention of Air” in Leeds on 3 November « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/#comment-4114 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:30:21 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=418#comment-4114 [...] of Air” reveals, more than I’d previously appreciated, just how important were Priestley’s experiments during his time as minister at the Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds,  so when I heard Steven was coming to [...]

]]> By: Linda http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/#comment-1108 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:06:20 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=418#comment-1108 Cool! I wasn’t sure how to get hold of that book, since I have had it lying around for a couple of years. When I moved from a house into an RV/motorhome I passed on many of my books, but knew I’d want to read the Leeds one. I’m glad I did, it’s full of all kinds of interesting nuggets (like Burton’s group being started in Leeds, for one.)

]]> By: mattedgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/#comment-1107 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:05:16 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=418#comment-1107 Hi Linda, Thanks for the comment. Adding a link to The Blue Plaques of Leeds book in case others are interested. Regards, Matt

]]> By: Linda http://matt.me63.com/2009/01/14/reflections-on-reading-of-mr-joseph-priestley-and-m-antoine-lavoisier-while-travelling-by-air-plane-between-leeds-and-paris/#comment-1105 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:37:36 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=418#comment-1105 Amusingly, I’m just plugging my way through the Blue Plaques of Leeds — the guide book to the first 60 blue plaques. I think I’m going to have to get my paws on a copy of this book. ;)

I’m an ex-pat Leeds person (Rothwell, to be accurate) living in California and still fascinated by blue plaques and historical markers. :)

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