scholarly journals VI. A botanical invitation forward an history of the plants of Swisserland; by Dr. John Jacob Scheuchzer, M. D. F. R. S. Sent to Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Pr. R. S. To be communicated to the Royal Society. Translated by Mr. Zollman, F. R. S

1731 ◽  
Vol 37 (421) ◽  
pp. 219-220
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
History Of

It is not my Intention to enter into a long Detail of what I have hitherto performed in Natural History, both in general, and that of Swisserland in particular, left I might seem guilty of Vanity even in merely relating it.

scholarly journals V. An account of books. I. An essay toward a natural history of the earth, and terrestrial bodies, especially minerals: As also of the sea, rivers, and springs. With an account of the universal deluge, and of the effects that it had upon the earth. By John Woodward, M. D. Professor of Physick in Gresham College, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Printed for Ric. Wilkin at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1695. Octavo. 2. An account of a paper, entituled, archibaldi pitcarnii, M. D. disser

1695 ◽  
Vol 19 (217) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Great Weight ◽  
The Earth ◽  
History Of

V. An account of books. I. An essay toward a natural history of the earth, and terrestrial bodies, especially minerals: As also of the sea, rivers, and springs. With an account of the universal deluge, and of the effects that it had upon the earth. By John Woodward, M. D. Professor of Physick in Gresham College, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Printed for Ric. Wilkin at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1695. Octavo. 2. An account of a paper, entituled, archibaldi pitcarnii, M. D. dissertatio de Febribus, &c. The Author of this Book having with great Industry, and no less Success, made Enquiry into many considerable Parts of Nature, hath thought fit here to set forth an Account of several of his Observations, and of certain Conclusions which he hath drawn from them, whereof many are indeed of great weight and moment, but all in a compendious manner, as intending this Discourse only as a Prœlude to one-much larger, and to comply with the Importunities of some Persons of Worth, who .requested a brief Account of these things from him, for their present Satisfaction, until his Affairs should permit the compleating of his Greater Work, which he promiseth, with a further Proof both of these, and of others not yet proposed.

Self-Scrutiny and the Study of Nature: Robert Hooke's Diary as Natural History

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Natural Philosophy ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
After Hours ◽  
College Now ◽  
City Of London ◽  
The City

Robert Hooke's intellectual life was steadfastly dedicated to the pursuit of natural philosophy and the formulation of an appropriate method for studying nature, His daily life, however, was seemingly fragmented—an energetic rush in and around the city of London, with him acting now as curator (and later secretary) of the Royal Society, now as Cutlerian Lecturer in the History of Nature and Art, now as Geometry Professor at Gresham College, now as architect and surveyor of postfire London, and forever as a member of a number of intersecting social, intellectual, and professional circles that made up London's coffeehouse culture. Such a range of activities was perhaps wider than that of many of his contemporaries, though other diarists, most notably Samuel Pepys, recorded similarly crammed lives. Yet despite the apparently unsystematic nature of his daily round he was, also like Pepys, a methodical man who hated to waste time, and for long periods he kept a diary that helped him account for how he spent it.I argue here that his diary keeping was an integral part of his scientific vision reflecting the epistemological and methodological practices that guided him as a student of nature. The diary should be read, I propose, not as an “after-hours” incidental activity removed from his professional and intellectual life; both its form and its content suggest that he chose to record a self that was as subject to scientific scrutiny as the rest of nature and that he thought that such a record could be applied to producing, in the end, a fully objective “history” with himself as the datum.

Richard Bradley's Relationship With Sir Hans Sloane

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-77 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Prolific Author ◽  
Good Picture ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) is remembered more for his activities in the spheres of science and medicine than for his original contributions to these fields. His large treatise on the natural history of Jamaica (2 vols., 1707- 1725) and other writings were useful additions to the scientific literature, but they were overshadowed by his activities as President of both the Royal Society (1727-1741) and the Royal College of Physicians (1719-1735) and by his having provided the collections which became the foundation of the British Museum. There is no definitive study on him, but the two recent biographies by De Beer and Brooks provide a good picture of his life and work (1). Sloane carried on a voluminous correspondence, and most of the letters written to him are preserved in the British Museum—largely unpublished (2). Among them are a dozen letters from Richard Bradley (1688?—5 November 1732), which throw somewhat more light on Bradley than on Sloane. They also illustrate the adverse conditions under which men without wealth have sometimes worked when pursuing scientific activities. Bradley was a prolific author of books on agriculture, horticulture, biology, and medicine. As will appear from his letters, he was often the pawn of booksellers, and John Martyn (1699-1768), his malicious rival, commented shortly after his death that ‘The booksellers have lost a good easy pad’ (3). Bradley was at times only a popularizer or a hack, but he also produced writings having scientific merit (4). Furthermore, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the first Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge. His correspondence with Sloane is therefore of interest for adding to our knowledge of both men and the scientific activities of their time.

VIll. A letter from Dr. Parsons to Martin Folkes, Esq; President of the Royal Society, containing the natural history of the rhinoceros

1743 ◽  
Vol 42 (470) ◽  
pp. 523-541 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
History Of

Sir , Although many Authors have given Accounts and Figures of the Rhi­noceros from time to time, and although there was one in England in 1685.

scholarly journals VI. A letter from James Parsons, M.D. F. R. S. to the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society; on the the double horns of the rhinoceros

1766 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 32-34 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Cape Of Good Hope ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Mr Lord; When I had the honor of laying my natural history of the Rhinoceros before this learned Society in 1743, which is printed in number 470, page 523, of the Transactions, I had not an opportunity of shewing a double horn to the members; I have, therefore, taken this first occasion to entertain the present members with a sight of a noble specimen of the horns of an African Rhinoceros, brought from the Cape of Good Hope, by my curious and worthy friend William Maguire esquire, among many other curiosities; presuming that few of the Society have ever seen a pair of the like kind.

The Reverend Thomas Hincks FRS (1818–1899): taxonomist of Bryozoa and Hydrozoa

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale R. Calder
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Royal Society Of London

Thomas Hincks was born 15 July 1818 in Exeter, England. He attended Manchester New College, York, from 1833 to 1839, and received a B.A. from the University of London in 1840. In 1839 he commenced a 30-year career as a cleric, and served with distinction at Unitarian chapels in Ireland and England. Meanwhile, he enthusiastically pursued interests in natural history. A breakdown in his health and permanent voice impairment during 1867–68 while at Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds, forced him reluctantly to resign from active ministry in 1869. He moved to Taunton and later to Clifton, and devoted much of the rest of his life to natural history. Hincks was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1872 for noteworthy contributions to natural history. Foremost among his publications in science were A history of the British hydroid zoophytes (1868) and A history of the British marine Polyzoa (1880). Hincks named 24 families, 52 genera and 360 species and subspecies of invertebrates, mostly Bryozoa and Hydrozoa. Hincks died 25 January 1899 in Clifton, and was buried in Leeds. His important bryozoan and hydroid collections are in the Natural History Museum, London. At least six genera and 13 species of invertebrates are named in his honour.

The Hon. Daines Barrington, F. R. S. —annotations on two journals compiled by Gilbert White

1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-93 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
Degree Of Isolation

In the field of natural history the Hon. Daines Barrington (1727—1800) is best known as one of the correspondents to whom Gilbert White addressed many of the letters that comprise The Natural History of Selhorne (1). Of almost equal familiarity is the knowledge that Barrington devised the format of The Naturalist's Journal (2), in copies of which White recorded near daily observations of weather and other natural occurrences for a period of over 25 years. That the putative correspondence of Selborne was based on a real correspondence (3), and that Barrington arranged for four of White’s dissertations (4), on ‘hirundines’, to be read at meetings of the Royal Society (5), is also well known. What, however, as the result of recent research, can now be reported for the first time, is that Barrington’s contribution to White’s work extends a good deal further than has been previously thought; and that, with William Sheffield (6), he provided White with the incentive both to ‘quicken [his] Industry, & sharpen [his] attention’ (7)—two important acknowledgements for a man who, throughout his life, experienced a degree of isolation (8), and who, as an old man, in response to a correspondent who complained ‘a little of Procrastination’ , claimed:

III. Further observations on the amyloid substance met with in the animal economy

1864 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 317-321
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Animal Economy ◽  
History Of

In the early part of last year I had the honour of making a communication to the Royal Society “On the Amyloid Substance of the Liver, and ts ultimate destination in the Animal Economy." The discussion which ollowed the reading of this paper made it desirable that further observations should be made regarding the natural history of this substance, more particularly with reference to its relations to the tissues of the fœtus. It was not possible to complete these investigations until the spring of the year laced at my disposal fœtal lambs, calves, &c. in various stages of development. This has been the cause of the delay in forwarding the present communication, for which I must apologise to the Society. The amyloid substance met with in the fœtal tissues is in chemical composition identical with that found in the liver. Absolutely pure specimens, prepared from each of these sources, are represented by the formula C 12 . H 10 . O 10 .

John Ellis, F. R. S. Eighteenth century naturalist and Royal Agent to West Florida

1978 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-164 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
Colonial Science

In 1754 John Ellis was elected to the Royal Society. During the next twenty two years, he won the Copley Prize in 1768, was elected to the Council in 1769, and published over thirty essays and monographs on natural history. In doing this Ellis laid the foundation of one area of zoology with his studies of zoophytes; published on the preservation of seeds and the natural history of coffee; and reported on new plants and insects. Furthermore his papers, containing correspondence with well over one hundred different people, provide a clearer picture o f the interrelationships which operated in the warp and woof of eighteenth century English and colonial science. Ellis was also a merchant in the Irish linen trade; a lobbyest at Westminster for the Irish Linen Board; the Royal Agent for West Florida, and the Colonial Agent for Dominica.

VIII. An account of a book entitul'd Vegetable Staticks: or an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables; being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation. also, a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great variety of chymico-statical experiments; which were read at several meetings before the Royal Society, &c. By Stephen Hales, B. D. F. R. S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex

1727 ◽  
Vol 34 (398) ◽  
pp. 264-291
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Experimental Philosopher ◽  
Mechanical Hand ◽  
History Of Vegetation ◽  
History Of

VIII. An account of a book entitul'd vegetable staticks: or an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables; being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation. also, a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great variety of chymico-statical experiments; which were read at several meetings before the Royal Society, &c. By Stephen Hales, B. D. F. R. S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex. The account by the Rev. John Theoph. Desaguliers, LL. D. R. S. S. As the antients us’d to say, that geometry and arithmetick are the wings of a mathematician; so a mechanical hand, and a mathematical head are the necessary qualifications of an experimental philosopher.

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