George Atwood
1746 - 1807
- Born
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1746
- Died
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1807
His house in Westminster
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 13/06/1776
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
Author of
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Paper, 'A general theory for the mensuration of the angle subtended by two objects' by George Atwood
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/7/214 -
Letter, 'Of the meteor of 28 April 1785' from George Atwood to unknown recipient
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/8/150 -
Paper, 'On a property of prime numbers' by George Atwood
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/8/184 -
Paper, 'Investigations, founded on the theory of motion, for determining the times of vibration of watch balances' by George Atwood
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/10/74 -
Paper, 'Construction and analyisis of geometrical propositions...also determining the stability of ships' by George Atwood
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/10/137 -
Paper, 'A disquisition of the stability of ships' by George Atwood
Creator: George Atwood Reference number: L&P/11/52
Recipient of
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Letter, 'Account of spontaneous inflammation' from Thomas B Woodman to George Atwood
Reference number: L&P/10/99