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  2. Johann Jacob Schweppe - Wikipedia

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    Johann Jacob Schweppe (/ ˈ ʃ v ɛ p ə / SHVEP-ə, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃvɛpə]; 16 March 1740 – 18 November 1821) was a German watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture bottled carbonated mineral water and began selling the world's first bottled soft drink, [1] [2] His company, Schweppes, regards Priestley as "the father of our ...

  3. John Mervin Nooth - Wikipedia

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    In the same year, inspired by Joseph Priestley's work on "fixed air" (now known as carbon dioxide), Nooth invented an instrument for producing carbonated water. The Nooth apparatus , as it came to be called, became popular for household use; the liquid it produced was thought to have medicinal properties.

  4. Joseph Priestley - Wikipedia

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    Priestley's son Joseph Priestley Jr. was a leading member of a consortium that had purchased 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of virgin woodland between the forks of Loyalsock Creek. This they intended to lease or sell in 400-acre (160 ha) plots, with payment deferred to seven annual instalments, with interest. [176]

  5. Soft drink - Wikipedia

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    His invention of carbonated water (later known as soda water, for the use of soda powders in its commercial manufacture) is the major and defining component of most soft drinks. [23] Priestley found that water treated in this manner had a pleasant taste, and he offered it to his friends as a refreshing drink.

  6. List of works by Joseph Priestley - Wikipedia

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    His scientific reputation rested on his writings on electricity, his invention of soda water, and his discovery of 10 previously unknown "Airs" , that he reported about from 1774 to 1786 in a giant book of 6 volumes: Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air. The most important of these newly discovered airs, was named by Priestley ...

  7. Schweppes - Wikipedia

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    Schweppes (/ ʃ w ɛ p s / SHWEPS, [1] [2] [3] German:) is a soft drink brand founded in the Republic of Geneva in 1783 by Johann Jacob Schweppe; it is now made, bottled, and distributed worldwide by multiple international conglomerates, depending on licensing and region, that manufacture and sell soft drinks.

  8. Carbonated water - Wikipedia

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    Adding soda water to "short" drinks such as spirits dilutes them and makes them "long" (not to be confused with long drinks such as those made with vermouth). Carbonated water also works well in short drinks made with whiskey, brandy, and Campari. Soda water may be used to dilute drinks based on cordials such as orange squash.

  9. Club soda - Wikipedia

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    A private-label-brand club soda as seen in Canada. Club soda is a form of carbonated water manufactured in North America, commonly used as a drink mixer. Sodium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate, or sodium citrate is added to artificially replicate constituents commonly found in natural mineral waters [1] and offset the acidity of introducing carbon ...