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Priestley1, J. B. (1894-1984), English novelist, dramatist, and critic; full name John Boynton Priestley. Notable works: The Good Companions (1929), a picaresque novel, and the mystery drama An Inspector Calls (1947). 普里斯特利, J·B（1894-1984, 英国小说家、戏剧家及批评家, 全名约翰·博因顿· 普里斯特利; 主要作品有： 流浪汉小说《好伙伴》[1929] 和神秘剧《巡官登门》[1947]）。
Priestley2, Joseph (1733-1804), English scientist and theologian. Priestley was the author of about 150 books, mostly theological or educational. His chief work was on the chemistry of gases, in which his most significant discovery was of 'dephlogisticated air' (oxygen) in 1774; he demonstrated that it was important to animal life, and that plants give off this gas in sunlight. 普里斯特利, 约瑟夫（1733-1804, 英国科学家和神学家, 著有约150本书, 绝大多数涉及神学或教育, 他主要贡献在于气体化学研究, 其最重要的发现为“脱燃素的空气”, 即氧气[1774]; 他证明出氧气对动物的重要性以及植物在阳光下可释放此气体）。
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