Episode
Horizon: Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life
Overview
This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1983-10-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life is Episode 16 in 1983 of Horizon. It aired on 1983-10-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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