John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
- Born
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10 or 13 March 1683
La Rochelle, France
- Died
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29 February 1744
His lodgings at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 29/07/1714
- Fields of Interest
- Experimental natural philosophy
- Occupation
- Clergyman, church of england; Natural philosopher and engineer
- Relationships
- Son of John Desaguliers, protestant pastor, of Aitre, France, and later Minister of the French Chapel, Swallow Street, London; married Joanna Pudsey
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Paper, 'Concerning the invention of telescopes' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/2/18 -
Paper, 'Remarks on some attempts made towards a perpetual motion' by Dr [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/3ii/14 -
Paper, 'An account of an aurora borealis' by J [John] Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/4i/66 -
Paper, 'Attempt to solve the phenomenon of the rise of vapours, formation of clouds and descent of rain in a letter to William Rutty from J [John Theophilus] Desaguliers' by Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/4i/84 -
Paper, 'A description of an engine to raise water by the help of quicksilver, invented by the late Mr Joshua Haskins; and made practicable and usefull' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/6/64 -
Paper, 'A dissertation concerning the figure of the Earth' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: John Theophilus Desaguliers Reference number: CLP/7ii/4
Recipient of
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Letter, from J Higgs to Rev [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: J Higgs Reference number: EL/H4/33 -
Letter, from Peter van Muschenbroek to John Theophilus Desaguliers
Creator: Peter van Muschenbroek Reference number: EL/M2/68 -
Abstract of a letter, from Petrus van Muschenbroek to Dr J[ohn Theophilus] Desaguliers, dated at Urecht
Creator: Peter van Muschenbroek Reference number: EL/M3/16 -
Letter, from Paolo Rolli to [John Theophilus] Desagulier
Creator: Paolo Antonio Rolli Reference number: EL/R1/72 -
Letter, from Raphael Sedgwick communicated to the Royal Society by Dr [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Creator: Raphael Sedgwick Reference number: EL/S2/56 -
Letter, from Marten Triewald to [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, dated at Stockholm
Creator: Martin Triewald Reference number: EL/T/81
Most frequently corresponded with
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Cromwell Mortimer
3 letters -
Peter van Muschenbroek
2 letters
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