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The irony is that Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, continued to believe in phlogiston. Peter Jackson 10:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

And not only to believe, but to defend in correspondence to chemists till his death.
See interesting account of why:
Chapter 9 ,Scientific Dialectics in Action, The Case of Joseph Priestley, PIERLUIGI BARROTT. In: Publication Information: Book Title: Scientific Controversies: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives. Contributors: Peter Machamer - editor, Marcello Pera - editor, Aristides Baltas - editor. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 2000. Page Number: 153.
Anthony.Sebastian 20:21, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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