The life of Thomas Wills, F.C.S. : demonstrator of chemistry, Royal Naval College, Greenwich / by his mother, Mary Wills Phillips, and her friend, J. Luke.

London : James Nisbet & Co., MDCCCLXXX [1880]

viii, 215 pages, 1 unnumbered plate : colour portrait, plate ; 20 cm

Copy 1. Includes signed portrait of Thomas Wills.

Birth and parentage -- Chilhood -- Removal to Clifton -- Early scientific pursuits -- Visits to Scotland, Oxford, and London -- Removal to London and new associations -- Self-culture -- The first step on the ladder -- Progress under difficulties, and developments of character -- Christian work and Young Men's Association -- Royal Naval College and British Association -- Continuation of personal history; and 'electric light' -- 'More light' -- The closing chapter -- Letters of sympathy and appreciation -- Lectures on coal explosions.