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Sir William Christie, K.C.B., F.R.S - Nature
WILLIAM HENRY MAHONEY CHRISTIE was the youngest son of Samuel Hunter Christie, professor of mathematics in the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and secretary ...
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Portrait of Fox Talbot - Nature
AN appeal for funds for a portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot has been issued over the signatures of Sir Robert Robinson, president of the Royal Society ...
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Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S. - Nature
WILLIAM HENRY PREECE was born near Carnarvon on February 15, 1834, being the eldest son of R. M. Preece. All his professional life had been connected with ...
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Professor Flower - Nature
Erichsen, and resolved unanimously:—“That the Council hereby desire to express to Mr. William Henry Flower their deep regret at his resignation of the office ...
Calendar of Industrial Pioneers - Nature
William Henry Barlow died.Appointed principal engineer of the Midland Railway in 1844, when thirty-two years of age, Barlow laid out the line from London to Bedford and was responsible for St. Pancras Station.
Prof. W. H. Perkin, Jun., F.R.S. - Nature
THE death of William Henry Perkin, junior, on Sept. 17, is both a tragedy and a catastrophe in chemistry. The loss is irreparable: men of his type are not ...
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