Vol. XII. (ff. 551). 1844-May, 1847.includes:ff. 1, 15, 25, 96, 111, 122, 137, 142, 148, 295, 297, 336, 343, 478, 482, 546 Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letters to C. Babbage: 1826-1854. f. 2 Reverend William Pulling: Letter to C. Babba... 1844-1847

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

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Sir Charles Lyell, first baronet, (1797-1875, APS, 1842) was a geologist and lawyer, whose Principles of Geology explained “former changes of the earth’s surface” by means of “modern causes.” Critical of the “catastrophist” views of many contemporary geologists, Lyell considered the earth “a system of balanced antagonistic processes,” a theory later described as uniformitarian. Although he rejected Jean Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of species mutability early in his career, later he favorabl...

Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864

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Leonard Horner was a Scottish merchant, geologist and educational reformer. He was the younger brother of Francis Horner. He was a founder of the School of Arts of Edinburgh and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Academy; he was also involved in the establishment of University College School. As a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Employment of Children in Factories, Horner arguably did more to improve the working conditions of women and children in North England than any other perso...

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Often called the “Father of American Botany,” Asa Gray was instrumental in establishing systematic botany as a field of study at Harvard University and, to some extent, in the United States. His relationships with European and North American botanists and collectors enabled him to serve as a central clearing house for the identification of plants from newly explored areas of North America. He also served as a link between American and European botanical sciences. Gray regularly reviewed new Euro...

Lyell, Mary Horner, 1808-1873

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Mary Horner Lyell (9 October 1808 – 24 April 1873) was a conchologist and geologist. She was married to geologist Charles Lyell and assisted him in his scientific work. She never became widely known in her own right, although it is believed by historians that she likely made major contributions to her husband's work. Her own known independent work includes her studies in the Canary Islands, in which she studied land snails in 1854....

Somerville, Mary, 1780-1872

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Mary Somerville (born Mary Fairfax) was born to William George and Margaret Fairfax on December 26, 1780 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Mary became interested in mathematics while a teenager. She married Samuel Greig in 1804. Greig was a naval officer and died after 3 years of marriage. Mary then married William Somerville in 1812, who was an inspector of hospitals. Mary Somerville's first major work was a translation of the mathematician Laplace's book Mécanique Céleste. In the t...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, 1806-1859

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (born 9 April 1806, Portsmouth, England-died 15 September 1859, Westminster, London, England), English civil engineer. He built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering....

Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867

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English physicist and chemist. From the guide to the Michael Faraday letter, 1867 May 1, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) English chemist and physicist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Institution, to Benjamin Dockray, 1856 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 607104668 Chemist, physicist. From the description of Michael Faraday letter, 1836. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010683 Engli...

Antinori, Vincenzio, active 1830-1847, Chevalier; Director of the Royal Natural History Museum, Florence

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Epithet: Chevalier; Director of the Royal Natural History Museum, Florence British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001029.0x0002e4 ...

Breynton, W-

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Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780-1850

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Epithet: Director of the Altona Observatory British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000618.0x0002dc Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with ...

Jelf, Richard William, active 1816-1872, Reverend; Principal of King's College, London

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Epithet: Reverend; Principal of King's College, London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000268.0x000110 ...

Stokes, Charles, active 1806-1847, geologist

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Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878

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Epithet: author; of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000125 English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to the Reverend M.D. Conway, 186? Friday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590727 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Alexander Main, 1871 Sept. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590731 From the de...

Ursin, G. F. (Georg Frederik), 1797-1849

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Epithet: Danish astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000506.0x0001e1 ...

Hicks, John, active 1844-1847

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Taylor, John, active 1812-1847, FRS

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Kenyon, John, active 1801-1848, of Add MS 36715

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Epithet: of Add MS 36715 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000576.0x000148 ...

Chambers, William Frederick, active 1812-1847, MD

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Grant, Charles, 1778-1866

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Epithet: politician Title: Baron Glenelg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000296.0x00015b ...

Greig, Woronzow, active 1812-1847

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Andreis, ? Gen. Alessandro, active 1812-1847, of Milan, scientist

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Epithet: of Milan, scientist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001029.0x00005f ...

Campbell, John

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Epithet: Lieutenant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000345 Epithet: Cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000300 Epithet: of Fordieu British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000360 Title: 2nd ...

Shelley, Frances, active 1844-1847, wife of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet

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Epithet: wife of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x0001c6 ...

Blunt, John Elijah, 1796 or 1797-1856

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Epithet: Vice-Consul at A drianople British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000217.0x0000df Epithet: barrister of Lincoln's Inn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x0002f7 Sir John Elijah Blunt, 1832-1916 was a distinguished British consul of the late nineteenth century, with numerous family ties to the consular servi...

Stanfield, Clarkson

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Epithet: RA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x00032c ...

Nicol, James, active 1844-1847, geologist

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Mignet, François Auguste Marie, active 1837-1848, of Add MS 36715

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Epithet: of Add MS 36715 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000391.0x000395 ...

Reeve, Lovell, active 1844-1847, printer

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Epithet: printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x0000e3 ...

Maclaren, James, active 1812-1854, barrister

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Rush, Richard.

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Epithet: US diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002f4 ...

Bolton, James, active 1844-1847

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Boileau, John Peter, Sir, active 1844-1847, Baronet, antiquary

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Epithet: antiquary Title: Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000217.0x00025f ...

Butt, Catherine, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001109.0x0001c3 ...

Trotter, Alexander, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000353.0x000330 ...

Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1st Baronet, astronomer

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Epithet: astronomer Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000381 ...

Weld, Charles Richard, 1813-1869

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Whewell, William, Reverend Master of Trinity College Cambridge

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Epithet: Reverend Master of Trinity College Cambridge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x00003f ...

Cresson, John C. (John Chapman), 1806-1876

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American engineer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000756.0x000141 ...

Jopling, Joseph, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x0001c0 ...

Fitton, William Henry

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Epithet: M D, geologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0001fc ...

Pulling, William, active 1844-1847, Reverend

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Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain, Belgian diplomatist

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Epithet: Belgian diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x00027f ...

Biddle, Clement C. (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855

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Epithet: American economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x000056 Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society) Thanks Mr. Swett for five sermons written by Swett's son and praises them at length. Mentions that Mrs. Biddle is ill and confined to her chamber. ...

Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865

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Epithet: Captain RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001304.0x0000dd Epithet: Admiral; PRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001304.0x0000d8 William Henry Smyth was a British admiral and scientific writer. From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1864. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Menabrea, Luigi Federigo, Count Marchese di Val Dora, Italian Ambassador in London

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Epithet: Count Marchese di Val Dora, Italian Ambassador in London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0002e9 ...

Everett, Edward

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Epithet: diplomatist, American envoy in London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x000031 ...

Moore, John Carrick, active 1821-1880, son of James Carrick Moore

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Epithet: son of James Carrick Moore British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x0000ea ...

Schlesinger, E-, active 1844-1847, Dr

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Seymour, Edward Adolphus, 11th Duke of Somerset

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Title: 11th Duke of Somerset British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000800.0x000263 ...

Giles, Felix, active 1844-1847

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Strutt, Edward, MD, F R S, Baron Belper (1856)

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Epithet: MD, F R S, Baron Belper (1856) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x000158 ...

Pomba, Giuseppe, active 1844-1847, publisher

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Solly, Edward, active 1844-1854, chemist

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Molesworth, Andalusia, active 1844-1898, widow of Sir W Molesworth 8th Baronet

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Epithet: widow of Sir W Molesworth 8th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x00035b ...

Martin, Francis Offley, Charity Commissioner (1837)

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Epithet: Charity Commissioner (1837) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x0003a3 ...

Buller, John Buller Yarde, Sir, active 1812-1847, Baronet, Baron Churston (1858)

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Epithet: Baron Churston (1858) Title: Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x0001ee ...

Smith, James, active 1844-1847, geologist

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Tooke, Thomas, active 1812-1847, FRS, economist

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Arago, Dominique Francois Jean

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Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0000cf ...

Harris, William Snow

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Epithet: Kt, natural philosopher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000279 ...

Myers, Francis Waskett, Sir, active 1844-1847

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Everest, George, Major

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Epithet: Major British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x0000e4 Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; FRS, military engineer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x0000ea ...

Loyd, Samuel Jones

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Epithet: Baron Overstone British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00013d ...

Sylvester, James Joseph

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Epithet: mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000384 ...

Marjoribanks, Edward, active 1844-1847, junior

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Epithet: junior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x00010c ...

Von Gerlach, Ernst Ludwig, active 1844-1847, President of the High Court of Magdeburg

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Epithet: President of the High Court of Magdeburg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x000150 ...

Chadwick, Edwin, Sir, sanitary reformer

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Epithet: sanitary reformer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x00026d ...

Rennie, George, active 1822-1847, FRS, civil engineer

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Epithet: FRS, civil engineer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x00022c ...

Jervis, Swynfen, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000268.0x0002d7 ...

Holtzapffel, Charles, active 1812-1847

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Walker, Robert, active 1844-1847, Reverend; Tutor of Wadham College, Oxford

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Epithet: Reverend; Tutor of Wadham College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x00007d ...

Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869

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Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x0002cb Epithet: author Title: 1st Baronet 1867 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001241.0x0001cd ...

Marcet, Jane, active 1844-1847, wife of Alexander John Gaspard Marcet

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Epithet: wife of Alexander John Gaspard Marcet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001128.0x000312 ...

King, Augusta Ada (Byron) 1815-1852

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Epithet: daughter of Lord Byron; wife of William, Lord King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1838) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x00001b ...

Horner, Anne Susanna, active 1828-1878, daughter of L Horner

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Epithet: daughter of L Horner British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x00026c ...

Holland, Edward, active 1837-1854, of Add MS 37190

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Marshall, Charles, active 1844-1847, scene-painter

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De Wernadsky, Jean, active 1844-1847, Russian professor

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Arbuthnot, Charles, 1767-1850

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British ambassador to Constantinople. From the description of Letters, 1804-1807. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421727 Epithet: of Add MS 34103 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x00006e 1793 précis writer, Foreign Office; 1795-1796 Member of Parliament for East Looe; 1795-1797 secretary to the legation at Stockholm; 1799-1801 consul at Lisbon; 1803 envo...

Wellesley, Richard

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Epithet: MP; of Add MS 40264 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x0001a1 Title: Earl of Mornington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x0001a2 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000698.0x00022c Epithet: MP for Ennis, county C...

Phillipps, Samuel March, active 1844-1847, barrister

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Watkins, Francis, active 1844-1847, electrician

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Melvill, James Cosmo

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Epithet: KCB, Sec E India Co British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000254 ...

South, James, Sir, astronomer

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Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x000019 ...

Whitworth, Joseph, Sir, active 1844-1899, 1st Baronet (1869), engineer

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Epithet: engineer Title: 1st Baronet (1869) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x000276 ...

Seymour, Margaret, Lady

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Epithet: afterwards St Maur widow of Edward 11th Duke of Somerset British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000178 Epithet: 2nd wife of Edward, 11th Duke of Somerset British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000800.0x00029c ...

De Morgan, Augustus

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Epithet: mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002ec ...

Procter, Anne Benson, wife of B W Procter al 'Barry Cornwall'poet

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Epithet: wife of B W Procter al 'Barry Cornwall' poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000370 ...

Gazzeri, Joseph, active 1844-1847, of Florence, Chemist

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Epithet: of Florence, Chemist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x00032a ...

Gallina, active 1812-1847, Conte, of Turin

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Epithet: Conte, of Turin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000388.0x00022f ...

Yates, James

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Epithet: unitarian and antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x0001c0 Epithet: Secretary, Council of the British Association British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x0001bf ...

Brewster, David (David Halstead)

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Epithet: of Add MS 31978 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000567.0x000356 Epithet: Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000567.0x00035c Epithet: KH, Principal of united colleges of St Salvator and St Leonard, University of St Andrew's British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalo...

Murray, Anne Elizabeth Cholmley, active 1812-1847, widow of Sir John Murray of Dunerne, 8th Baronet

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Epithet: widow of Sir John Murray of Dunerne, 8th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x00021f ...

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877

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Photographic inventor and polymath William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) was descended on his mother's side from the earls of Ilchester, Somerset. His father, an infantry captain, died when he was a baby, leaving him Lacock Abbey estate in Wiltshire, along with enormous debts. The family rented out the estate in order to pay these off until Talbot was 27, when he took possession of the property and made it his home. Talbot married in 1832 and had four children. Having no natural artistic talent ...

Symonds, William, Sir, active 1844-1847, Surveyor of the Navy

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Epithet: Surveyor of the Navy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000755.0x000015 ...

Sykes, Colonel (William Henry), 1790-1872

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1804-1833 Bombay Army; 1824-1831 Statistical Reporter to the Government of Bombay; 1857-1872 Member of Parliament for Aberdeen. Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel, MP, naturalist and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000679.0x00035e ...

Murray, John

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Epithet: publisher, d1843 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x0002e6 Epithet: of Add MS 31910 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x0002a4 Epithet: Ambassador to Turkey (1765) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x000298 Epithet: o...

Plana, Giovanni Antonio Amedeo, active 1806-1847, Baron, astronomer

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Epithet: astronomer Title: Baron British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x0000d9 ...

Tremenheere, Hugh Seymour, 1804-1893

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Epithet: barrister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000353.0x0000d7 ...

Majoribanks, Edward, active 1844-1847, senior

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Epithet: senior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001032.0x0001fe ...

Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis, 1780-1854

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Epithet: clockmaker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000701.0x0000ac ...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002c9 English writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Office of All the Year Round, 26 Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C., to Frederick Lehmann, 1863 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125432 English novelist and publisher. From the description of ALS : Broadstairs, Kent, to Mr. Cullenford, 18...

Russell, John, Earl of Bedford

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Title: Earl of Bedford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000244.0x0001f1 Epithet: Bishop of Lincoln British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x0001c2 Title: 6th Duke of Bedford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386....

Dupin, Charles, active 1801-1847, Baron

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Title: Baron British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000752.0x000075 ...

Davenport, Caroline Anne, active 1812-1847, wife of E D Davenport

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Epithet: wife of E D Davenport British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0003c5 ...

Graves, John Thomas, active 1801-1847, barrister and Mathematician

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Epithet: barrister and Mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000399 ...

Galbraith, William, active 1837-1847, mathematician

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Epithet: mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000388.0x0001a2 ...

Plowden, William Henry Chichele, active 1844-1847

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Whitmore, William Wolryche, active 1830-1847, MP; of Add MS 37184

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Epithet: MP; of Add MS 37184 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0001db ...

Campbell, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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Epithet: wife of Sir J Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell Title: Baroness Stratheden British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x0003c0 ...

Crosse, John, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000844.0x000022 ...

Bunsen, Christian Carl Josias, Baron diplomatist

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Epithet: Baron diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000325 ...

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...

Pollock, Jonathan Frederick, Sir, 1st Baronet, Lord Chief Baron

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Epithet: Lord Chief Baron Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x0003ba ...

Lanci, Michelangelo, active 1837-1847, Professor at Rome

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Epithet: Professor at Rome British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001298.0x00024a ...

Hayward, Abraham

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Epithet: of Add MS 37189 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000303.0x0003a2 Epithet: QC, essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000622.0x000004 ...

Shepherd, Henry John, -1855

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Epithet: barrister, son of Sir Samuel Shepherd British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x00024f ...

Morris, James, active 1844-1847, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

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Epithet: Deputy Governor of the Bank of England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x000378 ...

Holyoake, George Jacob., 1807-1906

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Epithet: reformer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0000fc ...

King, William, active 1801-1847, Lord King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1838)

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Epithet: Lord King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1838) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000115 ...

Crelle, August Leopold, active 1844-1847, mathematician

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Epithet: mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000756.0x0000f5 ...

Knight, Henry, active 1844-1847

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Lee, Sarah, active 1823-1847, widow of T E Bowdich, wife of Robert Lee

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Epithet: widow of T E Bowdich, wife of Robert Lee British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000219.0x0002ca ...

Davenport, Edward Davies, of Capesthorne Hall Cheshire

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Epithet: of Capesthorne Hall Cheshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x000372 ...

Fitton, Maria, active 1830-1847, wife of Dr. W H Fitton

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Epithet: wife of Dr. W H Fitton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0001fa ...

Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, antiquary

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Epithet: antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x000143 ...

Compton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne, 2nd Marquess of Northampton

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Title: 2nd Marquess of Northampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000136 ...

Adams, John Couch, astronomer

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Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000258 ...

Jobard, Jean Baptiste, active 1835-1854, economist

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Epithet: economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000268.0x0003ab ...

Dillon, John, active 1844-1847, of Add MS 37187

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Epithet: of Add MS 37187 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000440.0x000150 ...

Damer, Mary Georgiana Emma, active 1801-1847, wife of Hon. G L D Damer

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Epithet: wife of Hon. G L D Damer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0000c4 ...

Jones, George, 1786-1869

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A volunteer in the Texas Revolution. From the description of Letters, 1836-1837. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49244115 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to A. Walker, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859766 From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : London, to James and Harriet Moore, 1830 Dec. 11-1868 Aug. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492146 From t...

Morgan, Sydney, active 1812-1847, novelist; wife of Sir TC Morgan

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Epithet: novelist; wife of Sir TC Morgan British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x000197 ...

Thorp, Thomas, active 1835-1847, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Archdeacon of Bristol (1836)

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Epithet: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Archdeacon of Bristol (1836) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x000343 ...

De la Rue, Warren, active 1844-1899, of Add MS 37193

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Epithet: of Add MS 37193 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000090 ...

Crosse, Andrew, active 1801-1847, electrician

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Epithet: electrician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000844.0x000012 ...

Lumley, Benjamin, 1812-1875

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English author and operatic manager. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London] May 14 1873, to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1873 May 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668354 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 21 August 1849, to Robt. Nunn, 1849 Aug. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873523 Manager of Her Majesty's and Haymarket theatres Epithet: solicitor, author and theatre manager ...

Dobree, Bonamy, active 1844-1847

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