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17821411190045Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society 1782-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. From the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society 1782: PAGES 305-326. Modern maroon leather gilt title to front board. Fine binding and cover. <br><br> Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter who founded the Wedgwood company and is credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. Wedgwood invented the first pyrometer to measure the temperature in his kilns. He compared the color of clay fired at known temperatures and the shrinkage of pieces of clay. For his efforts he was elected a member of the Royal Society. History of ceramics. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society hardcover