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Born	March 13, 1733 • near Leeds • England
Died	February 6, 1804 (aged 70) • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors	Copley Medal (1772)
Notable Works	“Essay on the First Principles of Government and on the Nature of Political, Civil, and Religious Liberty” • “The History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments”
Subjects Of Study	ammonia • atmosphere • electricity • gas • hydrogen chloride • nitric oxide • nitrogen • nitrogen dioxide • nitrous oxide • oxide • oxygen • phlogiston • photosynthesis • reduction • sulfur dioxide • Unitarianism

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