In 1876 the South Kensington Museum held a major international exhibition of scientific instruments and equipment, both historical and contemporary. A series of conferences in May allowed many distinguished scientists to discuss the items on display....Daugiau...
A 1795-6 two-volume scientific encyclopaedia, with many historical and biographical entries, including good coverage of continental thinkers....Daugiau...
Born into a Newcastle coal mining family, Charles Hutton (17371823) displayed mathematical ability from an early age. He rose to become professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy and foreign secretary of the Royal Society. First publishe...Daugiau...
A 1795-6 two-volume scientific encyclopaedia, with many historical and biographical entries, including good coverage of continental thinkers....Daugiau...
Professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution between 1853 and 1887, the physicist John Tyndall (1820-93) sought to share scientific understanding with the Victorian public. In this collection of twelve illustrated lectures, first publish...Daugiau...
Physicist John Tyndalls collected contributions on radiant heat to various journals over many years, published in 1872 with helpful summaries....Daugiau...
A collection of twelve illustrated lectures, first published in 1863, discussing the properties of heat and its associated physical processes....Daugiau...
