Lives & Memoirs
Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8
William Walker, Jr.
1862
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William Walker's memoirs of the distinguished men of science living in Britain in 1807 and 1808, the age of Davy, Herschel, Watt, and their peers. It gathers portraits of the minds who led the scientific enlightenment. A fascinating read for anyone drawn to the history of science and its founding figures.
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56 chapters
- 1Preface and Introduction7m
- 2William Allen4m
- 3Francis Baily7m
- 4Sir Joseph Banks11m
- 5Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham15m
- 6Matthew Boulton7m
- 7Joseph Bramah10m
- 8Robert Brown11m
- 9Sir Mark Isambard Brunel9m
- 10Rev. Dr. Edmund Cartwright8m
- 11Hon. Henry Cavendish12m
- 12William Chapman13m
- 13Sir William Congreve4m
- 14Samuel Crompton19m
- 15John Dalton10m
- 16Sir Humphry Davy18m
- 17Peter Dollond5m
- 18Bryan Donkin5m
- 19William James Frodsham2m
- 20Davies Giddy Gilbert7m
- 21Charles Hatchett7m
- 22Dr. William Henry11m
- 23Sir William Herschel10m
- 24Edward Charles Howard3m
- 25Captain Joseph Huddart7m
- 26Dr. Edward Jenner19m
- 27William Jessop9m
- 28Capt. Henry Kater7m
- 29Sir John Leslie11m
- 30Dr. Nevil Maskelyne8m
- 31Henry Maudslay9m
- 32Patrick Miller5m
- 33William Murdock9m
- 34Robert Mylne4m
- 35Alexander Nasmyth4m
- 36John Playfair13m
- 37John Rennie14m
- 38Francis Ronalds8m
- 39Count Rumford, Benjamin Thompson18m
- 40Dr. Daniel Rutherford2m
- 41William Smith14m
- 42Charles, Earl Stanhope7m
- 43William Symington11m
- 44Thomas Telford17m
- 45Charles Tennant10m
- 46Dr. Thomas Thomson6m
- 47Richard Trevithick16m
- 48Edward Troughton8m
- 49Richard Watson, Bishop of Llandaff11m
- 50James Watt14m
- 51Dr. William H. Wollaston10m
- 52Dr. Thomas Young15m
- 53Dr. Joseph Black10m
- 54Henry Cort10m
- 55James Ivory8m
- 56Joseph Priestly11m
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