Nature: John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683–1744)
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John Theophilus Desaguliers
John Theophilus Desaguliers was a French-born 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 Fre…
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science · British philosopher (1683–1744) · physicist · philosopher · translator · engineer · jurist · also John Theophilus Desaguliers, Reverend John Theophilus Desaguliers, J. T. Desaguliers, Desaguliers
Born 12 March 1683 · Died 29 February 1744 · Q658008
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“The Vanity of Human Enjoyment”
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Died 1744-02-29.
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“Dissertation concerning Electricity”
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Won Copley Medal (1741).
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Won Copley Medal (1736).
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Won Copley Medal (1734).
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Born 1683-03-12.
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