Wilson, Benjamin (1721-1788)
- Date:
- 1746
- Reference:
- MS.2392/10
- Part of:
- Folkes, Martin (1690-1754)
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
A Dissertation on Electricity. Endorsed by Folkes: 'Nov. 6, 1746'. Produced in London.
Publication/Creation
1746
Physical description
8 ll (fol. 301/2 × 20 cm.). A scribal copy: written on the rectos only.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1932.
Biographical note
The author was a painter and scientist, and was elected F.R.S. in 1751, and in 1760 received the Society's Gold Medal for his electrical experiments.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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Identifiers
Accession number
- 3168A