John Macdonald
1759 - 1831
- Born
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30 October 1759
Flodigarry, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
- Died
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16 August 1831
His residence, Southernhay Place, Exeter, Devon
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 15/05/1800
- Occupation
- Engineer
- Relationships
- Son of Allan Macdonald of Kingsburgh and his wife Flora Macdonald (the Jacobite); married 1. Mrs Boyle, 2. Frances Chambers daughter of Sir Robert Chambers, Chief Justice of Bengal
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
Author of
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Unpublished letters and paper, regarding the ramming of fuses for bombs by John Macdonald
Creator: William Roy, John Macdonald Reference number: AP/5/25 -
Unpublished paper, 'Observations on magnetism' by John Macdonald
Creator: John Macdonald Reference number: AP/11/12 -
Unpublished letters, on magnetic variation and poles from John Macdonald to Sir Humphry Davy
Creator: John Macdonald Reference number: AP/12/15 -
Unpublished paper and letter, 'On the importance of an expedition to determine the exact position of the NW [northwest] magnetic pole' by Colonel [John] Macdonald
Creator: John Macdonald Reference number: AP/13/13 -
Unpublished paper, regarding the action of iron on the magnetic needle by John Macdonald
Creator: John Macdonald Reference number: AP/13/14 -
Unpublished paper, 'On terrestrial magnetism' by John Macdonald
Creator: John Macdonald Reference number: AP/16/26
Most frequently corresponded with
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Davies Gilbert
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