John Theophilus Desaguliers
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French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman
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John Theophilus Desaguliers's Degrees
- Bachelors Natural Philosophy University of Oxford
- Masters Natural Philosophy University of Oxford
- Doctorate Theology University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Theophilus Desaguliers FRS was a British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton. He had studied at Oxford and later popularized Newtonian theories and their practical applications in public lectures. Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. As a Freemason, Desaguliers was instrumental in the success of the first Grand Lodge in London in the early 1720s and served as its third Grand Master.
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- II. Optical experiments made in the beginning of August 1728, before the President and several members of the Royal Society, and other gentlemen of several nations, upon occasion of Signior Rizzetti's opticks, with an account of the said book (5)
- VII. Some thoughts and experiments concerning electricity (3)
- VI. Some experiments concerning the cohesion of lead, by the same (2)
- X. Remarks on some attempts made towards a perpetual motion (2)
- II. Animadversions upon some experiments relating to the force of moving bodies; with two new experiments on the same subject. (2)
- II. A description of an engine to raise water by the help of quicksilver, invented by the late Mr. Joshua Haskins, and improv'd by J. T. Desaguliers, LL. D. R. S. S (1)
- VI. Some thoughts and conjectures concerning the cause of elasticity (1)
- III. A plain and easy experiment to confirm Sir Isaac Newton's doctrine of the different refrangibility of the rays of light. By the same (1)
- V. An attempt to explain the phænomenon of the horizontal moon appearing bigger than when elevated many degrees above the horizon: supported by an experiment (1)
- A dissertation concering the figure of the Earth, by the Reverend John Theophilus Desaguliers, LL. D. F. R. S. (1)
- IV. An account of an optical experiment made before the Royal Society, on Thursday, Dec. 6th, and repeated on the 13th, 1722. (1)
- II. An account of some experiments of light and colours, formerly made by Sir Isaac Newton, and mention'd in his opticks, lately repeated before the Royal Society, by J. T. Desaguliers, F. R. S (1)
- IV. An account of some experiments made on the 27th day of April, 1719. to find how much the resistance of the air retards falling bodies. (1)
- V. A way for myopes to use telescopes without eye-glasses, an object-glass alone becoming as useful to them, and sometimes more than a combination of glasses (1)
- X. Some conjectures concerning electricity, and the rise of vapours (1)
- VI. An explication of experiment made in may 1735, as a farther confirmation of what was said in a paper given in January 30, 1734-5. To account for the appearance of the horizontal moon seeming larger than when higher (1)
- XIII. An account of an experiment contrived by G. J. s’Gravesande, Prof. Math. at Leyden, F. R. S. relating to the force of moving bodies, shewn to the Royal Society, by J. T. Desaguliers, LL. D. and F. R. S (0)
- III. An attempt to solve the phænomenon of the rise of vapours, formation of clouds and descent of rain. In a letter from Dr. J. T. Desaguliers, L L. D. F. R. S. to Dr. Rutty, R. S. Secr. (0)
- X. An account of some electrical experiments made at his Royal Highness the prince of wales's house at cliefden on Tuesday the 15th of April 1738. Where the electricity was conveyed 420 feet in a direct line (0)
- V. An experiment to illustrate what has been said in the Philosophical Transactions, N˚. 386, 387, 388, concerning the figure of the Earth, by the Rev. J. T. Desaguliers, L. L. D. F. R. S (0)
- I. A dissertation concerning the figure of the Earth. Part the second. (0)
- III. A farther examination of the machine's said to be without friction. By the same (0)
- VI. A new kind of hydrometer made by Mr. Clarke, and communicated to the Society by J. T. Desaguliers, L. L. D. F. R. S (0)
- XIX. Some things concerning electricity (0)
- VIll. Experiments made before the Royal Society, Feb. 2. 1737-8. by J. T. Desaguliers, LL. D. F. R. S (0)
- IX. An extract from the journal books of the Royal Society, concerning magnets having more poles than two; by John Eames, F. R. S. with some observations by Dr. Desaguliers on the same subject (0)
- I. Several electrical experiments, made at various times, before the Royal Society, by the Rev J. T. Desaguliers, LL. D. F. R. S. (0)
- XXI. Electrical experiments made before the Royal Society, on Thursday, March 15th 1740-1. by the same (0)
- IV. A proposition on the balance, not taken notice of by mechanical writers, explain'd and confirm'd by an experiment before the Royal Society (0)
- IV. Some further observations concerning electricity (0)
- III. The uses of the foregoing machine, communicated in a letter to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. R. S. Secr. Feb. 23, 1736 from the same (0)
- III. A new contrivance for taking levels (0)
- X. An account of some magnetical experiments made before the Royal Society, on Thursday the 24th Day of June 1736 (0)
- I. The dissertation concerning the figure of the Earth continued (0)
- VII. An experiment to compare the Paris weights as they are now us'd at Paris, with the English weights (0)
- IX. An account of some electrical experiments made before the Royal Society on Thursday the 16th of February 1737-8. (0)
- X. The conclusion of Dr. Desagulier's account of Mr. Hales's vegetable staticks (0)
- XX. An account of some electrical experiments made before the Royal Society, on Thursday the 22d of January 1740-1. by the same (0)
- IV. Experiments relating to the resistance of fluids, made before the Royal Society on Thursday, March the 30th, 1721 (0)
- IV. Some observations on crane, with improvements on that machine, by J, T. Desaguliers, F. R. S. Shewn the Society in models, but here exemplified by figures (0)
- V. An account of two experiments of the Friction of Pullies (0)
- VI. An account of some experiments tried with Mons. Villette's burning concave, in June 1718 (0)
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