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William Prout obtained his MD at Edinburgh University in 1811, and then began practice in London. He was a pioneer in physiological and organic chemistry, and lectured at his residence to a small but distinguished audience including Sir Astley Paston Cooper. (See MS.4016.) He was elected FRS in 1819, and FRCP in 1829.
The Bridgewater Treatises represented in this collection were the result of a bequest of £8,000 to the Royal Society by the Earl of Bridgewater, to finance the publication of a work or works "on the power, wisdom, and goodness, of God, as manifested in the creation". Eight were completed.
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GB 0120 MSS.8193-8201 1843 Collection (fonds) 1 item Bell , Sir , Charles , 1774-1842 , Knight , surgeon
Buckland , William , 1784-1856 , Dean of Westminster and geologist
Chalmers , Thomas , 1780-1847 , theologian
Kidd , John , 1775-1851 , physician
Kirby , William , 1759-1850 , Rector of Barham , entomologist
Prout , William , 1785-1850 , physician and chemist
Roget , Peter Mark , 1779-1869 , physician and philologist
Whewell , William , 1794-1866 , Master of Trinity College Cambridge
William Prout obtained his MD at Edinburgh University in 1811, and then began practice in London. He was a pioneer in physiological and organic chemistry, and lectured at his residence to a small but distinguished audience including Sir Astley Paston Cooper. (See MS.4016.) He was elected FRS in 1819, and FRCP in 1829.
The Bridgewater Treatises represented in this collection were the result of a bequest of £8,000 to the Royal Society by the Earl of Bridgewater, to finance the publication of a work or works "on the power, wisdom, and goodness, of God, as manifested in the creation". Eight were completed.
Deposited by Sir Edward and Colonel P.E.H. Warner, 1968 and 1974.
The collection comprises published works by William Prout or relating to him; it also includes a set of the Bridgewater Treatises, 1843.
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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n the Wellcome Library: Manuscripts by Prout are held as MSS.4011-4019. Papers of Peter Mark Roget are held as MS.7543 and isolated letters by him also occur as MS.7108/11, MS.7402/5 and MS.7847/31. Various editions of the Bridgewater treatises are held in the Library's collection of printed books.
Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jan 2009 Roget , Peter Mark , 1779-1869 , physician and philologist Prout , William , 1785-1850 , physician and chemist Kirby , William , 1759-1850 , Rector of Barham , entomologist Kidd , John , 1775-1851 , physician Chalmers , Thomas , 1780-1847 , theologian Buckland , William , 1784-1856 , Dean of Westminster and geologist Natural sciences Bell , Sir , Charles , 1774-1842 , Knight , surgeon Religion Whewell , William , 1794-1866 , Master of Trinity College Cambridge Royal Society
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Deposited by Sir Edward and Colonel P.E.H. Warner, 1968 and 1974.
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The collection comprises published works by William Prout or relating to him; it also includes a set of the Bridgewater Treatises, 1843.
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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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- Latin
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n the Wellcome Library: Manuscripts by Prout are held as MSS.4011-4019. Papers of Peter Mark Roget are held as MS.7543 and isolated letters by him also occur as MS.7108/11, MS.7402/5 and MS.7847/31. Various editions of the Bridgewater treatises are held in the Library's collection of printed books.
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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