Sketches of Royal Society and Royal Society Club

ISBN-13: 9780714624051 / Angielski / Twarda / 1971 / 228 str.

John D. Barrow; John Barrow

Opis

First published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

Section 1 The Royal Society, its Presidents, and the Royal Society Club; Section 2 Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, and of the Royal Society Club; Section 3 William Hyde Wollaston, M.D., Acting President; Section 4 Sir Humphry Davy; Section 5 Mr. Davies Gilbert; Section 6 His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex; Section 7 The Marquis of Northampton; Section 8 Mr. Alexander Dalrymple, F.R.S; Section 9 Henry Cavendish, Esquire, F.R.S; Section 10 Mr. Smithson Tennant, F.R.S; Section 11 Dr. Thomas Young, F.R.S.*This memoir of the Life of Dr. Young is drawn up, from some short memoranda of his own writing, in the possession of a near connexion, as stated by one who had the advantage of long and intimate acquaintance with that distinguished scholar and philosopher, but who feels himself incompetent to give more than an imperfect sketch, which he trusts to see filled up hereafter by an abler hand.; Section 12 Sir Francis Chantrey, R.A., F.R.S; Section 13 Charles Hatchett, Esq.; Postsceipt;

O autorze

Sir John Barrow