James Young
1811 - 1883
- Born
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13 July 1811
Drygate, Glasgow, Scotland
- Died
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13 May 1883
Kelly, near Wemyss Bay
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 12/06/1873
- Occupation
- Chemist
- Relationships
- Son of John Young, joiner, and his wife Jean Wilson; married (1838) Mary
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Experimental determination of the velocity of white and of coloured light' by James Young and George Forbes
Creator: George Gabriel Stokes Reference number: RR/8/356 -
Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'Experimental determination of the velocity of white and of coloured light' by James Young and George Forbes
Creator: John William Strutt Reference number: RR/8/357