History of the Royal Society - With Memoirs of the Presidents

Klappentext A history of the Royal Society originally published in 1848! including biographies of famous presidents including Pepys! Newton and Banks. Zusammenfassung This history of the Royal Society was originally published in 1848. Volume 2 describes the governance! funding and organisation of the society from the 1770s to 1830! as well as key scientific concerns. It also contains biographies of notable presidents including James Burrow! Humphry Davy and Joseph Banks. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Memoir of Lord Macclesfield; 2. Memoir of Lord Morton; 3. Memoir of Sir James Burrow; 4. Revision of Statutes; 5. Government announce their intention of providing apartments for the Society in Somerset House; 6. Dissensions in the Society; 7. The Society petition George III for funds to commence a geodaetical survey; 8. Establishment of the Royal Institution; 9. The Society resume the consideration of the North-west Passage; 10. Memoir of Sir Humphry Davy; 11. The Society receive a letter from the Treasury respecting Mr. Babbage's calculating machine; 12. Harris's lightning-conductors; 13. Memoir of Davies Gilbert; 14. Retrospective review of the labours of the Society; Appendix; Index.

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• Autori: Charles Richard Weld, Weld Charles Richard
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108028189
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02818-9
• Pagine: 628
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; A History of the Royal Society 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Società; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / History, History of Science, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Institutions and learned societies: general, Institutions & learned societies: general