Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812

- Born
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1733
Cloughballymore, County Galway, Ireland
- Died
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01 June 1812
Dublin, Ireland
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 24/02/1780
- Occupation
- Barrister
- Relationships
- Second son of Martin Kirwan of Cregg Castle; married (1757) Anne Blake (died 1765) daughter of Sir Thomas Blake of Menlough Castle
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Paper, 'Experiments and observations on specific gravities and on the attractive power of various saline substances' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/7/174 -
Paper, 'Continuation of experiments and observations on specific gravities' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/7/248 -
Paper, 'Of the attractive powers of the mineral acids' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/8/4 -
Letter, 'Remarks on Henry Cavendish's experiments on air' from Richard Kirwan to Joseph Banks
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/8/56 -
Paper, 'Answer to Mr Cavendish's reply' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/8/64 -
Paper, 'Specific gravities taken at different degrees of heat' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/8/131
Recipient of
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Unpublished letter, regarding the medicinal powers of music from Thom [Thomas] Peirce to Mr [Richard] Kirwan
Creator: Thomas Peirce Reference number: AP/5/23 -
Letter, 'On the affinities of substances in spirits of wine' from John Elliot to Richard Kirwan
Reference number: L&P/8/166 -
Letter, 'On the air expelled from earths' from Arthur Young to Richard Kirwan
Creator: Arthur Young Reference number: L&P/8/187 -
Letter, 'On the blue colour of the sky' from John Elliot to Richard Kirwan
Creator: John Elliot Reference number: L&P/9/25