Book ID: CBB001500190

John Theophilus Desaguliers: A Natural Philosopher, Engineer and Freemason in Newtonian England (2011)

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Carpenter, Audrey T. (Author)


Continuum International Publishing Group


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: xvi + 339 pp.; ill.
Language: English

John Theophilus Desaguliers made his mark on the eighteenth century in several diverse ways. He was an assistant to Sir Isaac Newton and later elucidated the difficult concepts of Newtonian physics in private lectures. He was a member of the Royal Society, and was presented with the Society's highest honour, the Copley Medal, no less than three times. He was a pioneering engineer: the water supply of Edinburgh, the ventilation of the Houses of Parliament and the first Westminster Bridge all owed him a debt. In a different sphere, Desaguliers became the third Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons which was founded in 1717. He is remembered worldwide for his seminal influence during those early days of Freemasonry. He also wrote poetry and had an influential circle of patrons, including George I and Frederick, Prince of Wales (whom he initiated as a Mason at a specially convened lodge at Kew). This biography, based on original research, describes a charismatic character who was a major figure of his age.

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Authors & Contributors
Ducheyne, Steffen
Morris, Andrew M. A.
Casini, Paolo
Wigelsworth, Jeffrey Robert
Roos, Anna Marie Eleanor
Rogers, Pat
Concepts
Natural philosophy
Newtonianism
Physics
Freemasonry
Science and religion
Science and culture
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
Enlightenment
Places
Great Britain
England
Europe
Bath (England)
London (England)
Spain
Institutions
Royal Society of London
Universität Cádiz
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