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The Royal Institution - Its Founder and its First Professors (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,126
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The Royal Institution - Its Founder and its First Professors (Paperback): Bence Jones

The Royal Institution - Its Founder and its First Professors (Paperback)

Bence Jones

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century

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A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, and University College, London, Henry Bence Jones (1814 73) was a distinguished physician and chemist, as well as a chronicler of his colleagues' accomplishments. Well-known and popular in Victorian London, he was a fellow of both the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians, and counted Florence Nightingale among his friends. Written during his term as secretary to the Royal Institution, this account of the organisation's foundation and early members reflects his admiration for his professional forebears. Published in 1871, a year after his two-volume biography of Faraday (also reissued in this series), his account covers the lives of Count Rumford, Thomas Young, Humphry Davy and the troubled President Thomas Garnett. Incorporating a substantial appendix containing letters and papers pertaining to the Institution, this history provides a glimpse into the early years of one of Britain's most important and learned scientific organisations.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Release date: October 2011
First published: September 2011
Authors: Bence Jones
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-03770-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > General
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN: 1-108-03770-4
Barcode: 9781108037709

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