1771 ⟶ Joseph Priestley Demonstrates Plant Oxygen Production
Joseph Priestley demonstrated that plants produce a gas that...
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🌿 Joseph Priestley Demonstrates Plant Oxygen Production
Joseph Priestley demonstrated that plants produce a gas that animals and flames consume. This gas was oxygen.⟶
BiologyPhotosynthesisOxygenJoseph Priestley18th CenturyRespirationBotany
United Kingdom💨 Scheele and Priestley Independently Isolate Oxygen
Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley independently isolate oxygen, called by Priestley "dephlogisticated air" and Scheele "fire air".⟶
ChemistryOxygenCarl Wilhelm ScheeleJoseph PriestleyGases18th CenturyPhlogiston Theory
SwedenUnited Kingdom💨 Antoine Lavoisier Names and Recognizes Oxygen's Role
Antoine Lavoisier, considered "The father of modern chemistry", recognizes and names oxygen, and recognizes its importance and role in combustion.⟶
ChemistryOxygenAntoine LavoisierCombustion18th CenturyModern ChemistryPhlogiston Theory
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