Vénus, second planet in order of distance from the sun

Page 118. — 1. Biichner (1824-1899), born at Darmstadt, Germany ; a leading advocate of humanitarian and materialistic opinions, best known by his work on Force and Matter (1854).

2. Bonnet (1 720-1 793), eminent Swiss philosopher and naturalist, born at Geneva.

3. Priestley (1 733-1804), a distinguished English chemist, physicist, and writer on theological questions; spent the last ten years of his life in the United States, and died in Pennsylvania; discovered oxygen in 1774; was a prolific writer, but some of his théories were open to question.

4. Ingenhousz (1 730-1 799), a Dutch savant, noted as a physician and chemist, born at Breda, to the southeast of Rotterdam. He travelled much, and settled later in London, writing his principal works in English.