Powell, Baden, 1796-1860

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Birth 1796-08-22
Death 1860-06-11

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Mathematician and physicist. Fellow of the Royal Society.

From the description of Letters to J. D. Forbes, 1832-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122575297

Physicist and mathematician; Fellow in the Royal Society; Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford, from 1827 until his death. His special interest was the physics of optics and light.

From the description of Correspondence, 1836-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82065524

English mathematician.

From the description of ALS : London, to George Mifflin Dallas, 1859 June 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86139009

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Subjects:

  • Astronomical instruments
  • Gyroscopes
  • Instrumentation
  • Light
  • Meteors
  • Nautical instruments
  • Optics
  • Physical instruments
  • Physics

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  • Physicists

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