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Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain

by William Walker

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  1. 1Second Edition — Preface to Second Edition
  2. 2William Allen, F.R.S.
  3. 3Francis Baily, F.R.S. &c.
  4. 4Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., C.B., P.R.S.
  5. 5Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham
  6. 6Matthew Boulton, F.R.S. L. and E. &c.
  7. 7Joseph Bramah
  8. 8Robert Brown, D.C.L., F.R.S., P.L.S., &c.
  9. 9Sir M. Isambard Brunel, V.P.R.S., &c.
  10. 10Edmund Cartwright, D.D., F.R.S., &c.
  11. 11The Hon. Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
  12. 12William Chapman, M.R.I.A.
  13. 13Sir William Congreve, Bart., F.R.S.
  14. 14Samuel Crompton
  15. 15John Dalton, D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., L. and E.
  16. 16Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL.D., P.R.S., &c.
  17. 17Peter Dollond
  18. 18Bryan Donkin, F.R.S., &c.
  19. 19William James Frodsham, F.R.S.
  20. 20Davies Giddy Gilbert, D.C.L., P.R.S.
  21. 21Charles Hatchett, F.R.S.
  22. 22William Henry, M.D., F.R.S., &c.
  23. 23Sir William Herschel, D.C.L., F.R.S., &c.
  24. 24Edward Charles Howard, F.R.S.
  25. 25Captain J. Huddart, F.R.S.
  26. 26Edward Jenner, M.D., L.L.D., F.R.S., &c.
  27. 27William Jessop
  28. 28Captain Henry Kater, F.R.S., &c.
  29. 29Sir John Leslie, F.R.S.E., &c.
  30. 30Nevil Maskelyne, D.D., F.R.S.
  31. 31Henry Maudslay
  32. 32Patrick Miller
  33. 33William Murdock
  34. 34Robert Mylne
  35. 35Alexander Nasmyth
  36. 36John Playfair, F.R.S., L. and E.
  37. 37John Rennie, F.R.S., L. and E., &c.
  38. 38Francis Ronalds, F.R.S.
  39. 39Count Rumford (Sir Benjamin Thompson), LL.D., V.P.R.S.
  40. 40Daniel Rutherford, M.D.
  41. 41William Smith, LL.D.
  42. 42Earl Stanhope, F.R.S.
  43. 43William Symington
  44. 44Thomas Telford, F.R.S., L. and E., &c.
  45. 45Charles Tennant
  46. 46Thomas Thomson, M.D., F.R.S.
  47. 47Richard Trevithick
  48. 48Edward Troughton, F.R.A.S.
  49. 49Richard Watson, Bishop of Llandaff, D.D., F.R.S., &c.
  50. 50James Watt, LL.D., F.R.S. L. and E., &c.
  51. 51William H. Wollaston, M.D., P.R.S. &c.
  52. 52Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.S., &c.
  53. 53Joseph Black, M.D.
  54. 54Henry Cort
  55. 55James Ivory, F.R.S., &c.
  56. 56Joseph Priestly, LL.D.

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