FREE CHARLES DARWIN, THE COPLEY MEDAL, AND THE RISE OF NATURALISM 1862-1864 1ST EDITION PDF Marsha Driscoll | 9780205723171 | | | | | Full-Length Games - Reacting to the Past: STEM Games The first grant was awarded in to Stephen Graya self-made naturalist whose experiments and spectacular public demonstrations of electrical conduction were well known to the Society. The Copley Medal today is struck in silver gilt; the obverse bears a likeness of Sir Godfrey Copley, and the reverse shows the arms of the Royal Society. Each year the award alternates between the physical and biological sciences. Home Science. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. The Royal Society - And the Rise of Naturalism 1862-1864 1st edition Medal. 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For his new Electrical Experiments:—as an encouragement to him for the readiness he has always shown in obliging the Society with his discoveries and improvements in this part of Natural Knowledge. For his Experiment to show the property of a Diet of The Copley Medal Root in dyeing the Bones of living animals of a red colour. For his invention of an Engine for driving the Piles to make a Foundation for the Bridge to be erected at Westminster, the Model whereof had been shown to the Society. Stephen Hales. For his Experiments towards the Discovery of Medicines for dissolving the Stone; and Preservatives for keeping Meat in long voyages at Sea. For his Lectures on Muscular Motion. As a further addition for his services to the Society in the care and pains he has taken therein. For his Experiments towards the discovery of the properties of Electricity. As an addition to his allowance as Curator for the present year. Abraham Trembley. For his curious Experiments relating to the Crystallization or Configuration Charles Darwin the minute particles of Saline Bodies dissolved in a menstruum. On account of the surprising discoveries in the phenomena of Electricity, exhibited in his late Experiments. Benjamin Robins. On account of his curious Experiments for showing the resistance of the Air, and his rules for establishing his doctrine thereon for the motion of Projectiles. Gowin Knight. On account of several very curious Experiments exhibited by him, both with Natural and Artificial Magnets. James Bradley. On account of his very curious and wonderful discoveries in the apparent motion of the Fixed Stars, and the causes of such apparent motion. John Harrison. On account of those very curious Instruments, invented and made by him, for the exact mensuration of Time. John Canton. On account of his communicating to the Society, and exhibiting before them, his curious method of making Artificial Magnets without the use of Natural ones. John Pringle. On account of his very curious and useful Experiments and Observations on Septic and Anti-septic Substances, communicated to the Society. Benjamin Franklin. For the many Experiments made by him on Platina, which tend to the discovery of the sophistication of gold:—which he would have entirely completed, but was obliged to put a stop to his further enquiries for want of materials. For his many useful Experiments on Antimony, of which an account had been read to the Society. On account of his very curious and useful invention of making Thermometers, showing respectively the greatest degrees of heat and cold which have happened at any time during the absence of the observer. John Dollond. Charles Darwin account of his curious Experiments and Discoveries concerning the different refrangibility of the Rays of Light, communicated to the Society. John Smeaton. On account the Copley Medal his curious Experiments concerning Water-wheels and Wind-mill Sails, communicated the Copley Medal the Society. For his experimental enquiry concerning the powers of water and the Copley Medal in the moving of Mills. For his many curious Experiments in Electricity, communicated to the Society within the year. For his Experiments and Observations on the agreement between the and the Rise of Naturalism 1862-1864 1st edition gravities of the several Metals, and their colours when united to glass, as well as those of their other preparations. Henry Cavendish. For his Paper communicated this present year, containing his Experiments relating to Fixed Air. For his Papers of the yearOn the and the Rise of Naturalism 1862-1864 1st edition nature of the Genus of Zoophytes called Corallina, and the Actinia Sociata, or Clustered Animal Flower, lately found on the sea coasts of the new-ceded Islands. William Hewson. Joseph Priestley. On account of the many curious and useful Experiments contained in his observations on different kinds of Air, read at the Society in March,and printed in the Philosophical Transactions. Nevil Maskelyne. In consideration of his curious and laborious Observations on the Attraction of Mountains, made in Scotland,—on Schehallien. James Cook. For his Paper, giving an account of the method he had taken to preserve the health of the crew of H. Ship the Resolution, during her late voyage round the world. Whose communication to the Society was of such importance to the public. On account of his valuable Paper containing directions for making the best Composition for the metals of Reflecting Telescopes; together with a description of the process for grinding, polishing, and giving the best speculum the true parabolic form. For his paper, entitled, The force the Copley Medal Fired Gunpowder, and the initial velocity of Cannon Balls, determined by Experiments. For his paper, entitled, An investigation of the Principles of Progressive and Rotatory Motion, printed in the Philosophical Transactions. William Herschel. For the Communication of his Discovery of a new and singular Star; a discovery which does him particular honour, as, in all probability, this start has been for many years, perhaps ages, within the bounds of astronomic vision, and yet till now, eluded the most diligent researches of other observers. Richard Kirwan. As a reward for the and the Rise of Naturalism 1862-1864 1st edition of his labours in the science of Chemistry. For his chemical analyses of Salts. John Goodricke. Edward Waring. For his Mathematical Communications to the Society. For his Paper On the Summation of Series, whose the Copley Medal term is a determinate function of z the distance from the first term of Charles Darwin series. John Hunter. For his three Papers,—On the Ovaria, On the identity of the dog, wolf, and jackall species, and On the anatomy of Whales, printed in the Philosophical Transactions for For his two Papers on Congelation, printed in the last 78th volume of the Philosophical Transactions. For his two Papers on the values of Reversions and Survivorships, printed in the two last volumes of the Philosophical Transactions. James Rennell. For his Paper on the Rate of Travelling as performed by Camels, printed in the last 81st volume of the Philosophical Transactions. Benjamin Thompson, count von Rumford. Alessandro Volta. For his several Communications explanatory of certain Experiments published by Professor Galvani. Jesse Ramsden. For his various inventions and improvements in the construction of the Instruments for the Trigonometrical measurements carried on by the late Major General Roy, and by Lieut. Williams and his associates. For his Paper on the construction and analysis of geometrical propositions determining the positions assumed by homogeneal bodies which float freely, and at rest; the Copley Medal also determining the Stability of Ships and other floating bodies. Charles Hatchett. Astley Paston Cooper. For his Papers—on the effects which take place from the destruction of the Membrana Tympani of the Ear; with an account of an operation for the removal of a particular species of Deafness. William Hyde Wollaston. For his various Chemical Discoveries communicated to the Society, and printed in several volumes of the Philosophical Transactions. Humphry Davy. Charles Darwin, the Copley Medal, and the Rise of Naturalism: by Elizabeth E. 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