Francis Wollaston

Francis Wollaston

Francis Wollaston may refer to:

* Francis Wollaston (Scientist) (1694-1774)
* Francis Wollaston (Priest and Astronomer) (1731-1815), son of Francis Wollaston (Scientist)
* Francis John Hyde Wollaston (1762-1823), son of Francis Wollaston (Priest and Astronomer) and Jacksonian Professor at Cambridge 1792-1813


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  • Francis John Hyde Wollaston — (13 April 1762 12 October 1823) was an English natural philosopher and Jacksonian Professor at the University of Cambridge.He was born in London and was the son of Francis Wollaston (1731 1815) and brother of William Hyde Wollaston (1766 1828).He …   Wikipedia

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  • Wollaston, William Hyde — ▪ British scientist Introduction born Aug. 6, 1766, East Dereham, Norfolk, Eng. died Dec. 22, 1828, London  British scientist who enhanced the techniques of powder metallurgy to become the first to produce and market pure, malleable platinum. He… …   Universalium

  • Francis John Pettijohn — (* 20. Juni 1904 in Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin; † 23. April 1999 in Glen Arm, Maryland) war ein amerikanischer Sedimentologe, dessen Bücher über Sedimentgesteine, ihre Eigenschaften und Struktur einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Entwicklung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Francis Parker Shepard — (* 10. Mai 1897 in Marblehead, Massachusetts; † 25. April 1985 in La Jolla) war ein amerikanischer Sedimentologe, dessen Name vor allem mit der Untersuchung submariner Canyons und Meeresströmungen am Ozeanboden rund um Schelf und Kontinentalhang… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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