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- Agassiz, Professor
- Professor Agassiz's Laboratory, by Ernest Ingersoll
(Century Magazine, 1883B)
- Anderson, Dr. Thomas
- The New Star and Its Discoverer, by Rudolph de Cordova
(Strand, 1901A)
- Dr. Thomas Anderson, of Edinburgh, discoverer of Nova Persei.
- Brewster, David
- David Brewster
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1869)
- A scientist who specialized in the field of optics, and brought us the kaleidoscope!
- Brooks, William
- A Comet-Finder, by Frank W. Mack
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- The Red House Observatory of astronomer William Brooks in Phelps, New York, with much information about the equipment used and the comets found.
- Burnham, S.W.
- An Amateur American Astronomer, by John Fraser
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin's Attitude Toward Religion
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- The Debt of Science to Darwin, by Alfred R. Wallace
(Century Magazine, 1883A)
- Flammarion, Nicholas Camille
- A Wedding Tour in a Balloon, by M. Dinorden Griffith and Madame Camille Flammarion
(The Strand, 1899A)
- The honeymoon flight of the French astronomer and his wife.
- Germain, Sophie
- Sophie Germain: An Unknown Mathematician, by Christine Ladd Franklin
(Century Magazine, 1894B)
- Marie-Sophie Germain (1776-1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. One of the pioneers of elasticity theory, she won the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on the subject. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after. - Wikipedia
- Gregory, Dr. J.W.
- Exploring East Africa, by J.D. Symon
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- Traveler and scientific explorer.
- Grubb, Sir Howard
- Sir Howard Grubb, FRS [Astronomer] - Illustrated Interviews, by William G. FitzGerald
(The Strand, 1896B)
- Helmholtz, Hermann von
- Hermann von Helmholtz, by Thomas Commerford Martin
(Century Magazine, 1895A)
- Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions in several scientific fields. In physiology and psychology, he is known for his mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception of space, color vision research, and on the sensation of tone, perception of sound, and empiricism. In physics, he is known for his theories on the conservation of energy, work in electrodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, and on a mechanical foundation of thermodynamics. As a philosopher, he is known for his philosophy of science, ideas on the relation between the laws of perception and the laws of nature, the science of aesthetics, and ideas on the civilizing power of science. - Wikipedia
- Herschel
- A Devoted Sister: Caroline Herschel, by A. MacLeod Symington
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)
- Sister to astronomer Sir William Herschel.
- The Three Herschels, by Edward S. Holden
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- Caroline Herschel: A True Tale of Sisterly Devotion, by A.M. Harley
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- A woman who achieved the rare honor of being elected an honorary member of the Astronomical Society.
- Maria Mitchell's Reminiscences of the Herschels, by Maria Mitchell
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- Reminiscences of a friend of the famous family of astronomers.
- Hooker, Dr. Joseph Dalton
- Dr. Joseph Dalton Hooker, President of the British Association
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- The British Association is an association of scientists and medical men.
- Humboldt, Alexander von
- Alexander von Humboldt, an Intrepid Traveler
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring. - Wikipedia
- Johnson, Manuel John
- Manuel John Johnson - "The Radcliffe Observer"(obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Kovalevsky, Sonia
- Notable Women: Sonia Kovalevsky, by Isabel F. Hapgood
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya, born Sofia Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya (1850–1891), was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first major Russian female mathematician and a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world. She was the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe and was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. - Wikipedia
- Laurie, Richard Holmes
- Richard Holmes Laurie (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Publisher and developer of nautical charts, maps and studies.
- Mitchell, Maria
- Maria Mitchell (astronomer), by Anna C. Brackett
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- Maria Mitchell's Reminiscences of the Herschels, by Maria Mitchell
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- Rittenhouse, David
- David Rittenhouse
(Harper's Monthly, 882A)
- A renowned American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the first director of the United States Mint.
- Somerville, Mary Fairfax
- Mary Fairfax Somerville [Astronomer]
(Godey's, 1873)
- Scottish science writer and polymath, nominated to be jointly the first female member of the Royal Astronomical Society at the same time as Caroline Herschel.
- Stedman, Edmund Clarence
- Edmund Clarence Stedman, by Royal Cortissoz
(Century Magazine, 1894B)
- Edmund Clarence Stedman (October 8, 1833 – January 18, 1908) was an American poet, critic, essayist, banker, and scientist. - Wikipedia
- Tesla, Nikola
- Nikola Tesla, by Thomas Commerford Martin
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- Wheatstone, Sir Charles
- Sir Charles Wheatstone
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS (1802-1875) was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique). He is best known for his contributions in the development of the Wheatstone bridge, originally invented by Samuel Hunter Christie, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance, and as a major figure in the development of telegraphy. - Wikipedia
- Norwich Scientific Celebrities
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Some historic scientists, botanists, zoologists, etc., from Norwich.
- Women and Girls as Inventors and Discoverers, by S.F.A. Caulfeild
(Girl's Own Paper, 1895)
- Scientists' Autographs
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- See also
- • Inventors
- • Scholars, Teachers & Philosophers
- • The Medical Profession
- • Historic Scholars, Scientists, Doctors & Inventors
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