Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1853-1883.

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Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1853-1883.

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Materials by or relating to Spottiswoode are in the following series: Referees Reports: reports by Spottiswoode on papers by (i) J. J. Sylvester, (ii) W. F. Donkin, (iii) T. P. Kirkman, (iv) A. Cayley, (v) G. Salmon, (vi) H. J. S. Smith, (vii) W. H. L. Russell, (viii) T. A. Hirst, (ix) J. Casey, (x) Warren De La Rue and H. Muller, (xi) W. M. Hicks (37 items in all). 20 reports on papers by Spottiswoode by J. J. Sylvester, W. F. Donkin, A. Cayley, T. A. Hirst, B. Price, H. J. S. Smith, W. K. Clifford, Warren De La Rue and J. C. Maxwell. Miscellaneous Corrrespondence: 10 letters to the Royal Society. Manuscripts (General): 3 letters to John Hall Gladstone, 2 letters to A. Schuster and 1 letter to Edward Sabine. Philosophical Tranactions: 3 papers. Archived Papers: 1 paper. Miscellaneous Manuscripts: 2 letters. Domestic Manuscripts: 1 item. Topic: mathematics--quantics, equations, calculus.

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Spottiswoode, William, 1825-1883

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Mathematician and physicist. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to officers of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1858-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83717699 From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82803769 Epithet: printer, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000169.0x0000d9 Epithet: President of the Royal Society ...

Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883

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Edward Sabine was born in 1788 and joined the Royal Artillery in 1803. While stationed on the Niagara frontier of Canada he began his studies into natural history, which were eventually to encompass ornithology, meteorology and the study of terrestrial magnetism. The latter study was his particular specialism and led to his attachment to the Arctic expeditions of John Ross (1777-1856) in the Isabella (1818) and Edward Parry (1790-1855) in the Hecla (1819-1820). During his long career he rose to ...

Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897

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While living in Gunnison, Sylvester was called to fight in the Black Hawk Indian War. From the description of History of my life during the Indian Wars, 1909. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122639869 Mathematician and university professor. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1842-1936]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122318590 ...

Smith, Henry John Stephen, 1826-1883

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Schuster, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1934

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Physicist. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1875-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81640450 Educated at Genera, Owens College, Manchester, Heidelberg. Ph. D. Heidelberg. He was professor of Physics in the University of Manchester 1888-1907. F. R. S. 1879. Secretary of Royal Society 1912-1919. Foreign Secretary of Royal Society 1920-1924. Royal Medal 1893. Rumford Medal 1926. President of British Association 1915. Copley Medallist R. S. 1931. ...