William Brouncker
1620 - 1684
- Born
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1620
Newcastle Lyons, co. Dublin, Ireland, Europe
- Died
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5 April 1684
St James' Street, Westminster, London, England, Europe
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 28/11/1660
- Fields of Interest
- Mathematics
- Occupation
- Mathematician
- Relationships
- Parents: Sir William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker, and Winifred Leigh Siblings: Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
Author of
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Paper, regarding a pendulum experiment by [William Brouncker]
Creator: William Brouncker Reference number: CLP/1/15 -
Paper, 'The use of the pendulum watches at sea' by [William] Brouncker
Creator: William Brouncker Reference number: CLP/3i/15 -
Paper, 'The cases of motion are but three as is thus made out' by [William] Brouncker
Creator: William Brouncker Reference number: CLP/3i/55 -
Paper, 'A new experiment on the effect of the varying weight of the atmosphere on some bodies in the water' by Robert Boyle
Creator: William Brouncker Reference number: CLP/4i/21 -
Paper, 'Observations on winds' by John Aubrey
Creator: John Aubrey, William Brouncker Reference number: CLP/4i/34 -
Paper, 'Account of the sounding of the depth of the sea between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight with the wooden globe and lead' by William Brouncker and Robert Moray
Creator: William Brouncker, Robert Moray Reference number: CLP/6/5
Recipient of
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Copy of a letter, from John Beale to William Brouncker
Creator: John Beale Reference number: EL/B1/68 -
Letter, from Monsieur [Pierre] Boreel [Borel] to William Brouncker, dated at London
Creator: Pierre Borel Reference number: EL/B1/105 -
Letter, from William Durston to William Brouncker, dated at Plymouth
Creator: William Durston Reference number: EL/D1/11 -
Letter, from Robert Flynt to William Brouncker, dated at Runton
Creator: Robert Flynt Reference number: EL/F1/3 -
Letter, from Henry Howard to William Brouncker, dated at Cadiz
Creator: Henry Howard Reference number: EL/H1/92
Most frequently corresponded with
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Leopoldo de' Medici
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
3 letters