Douglas Mckie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3945851 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Mckie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckie |
| SIGNATURE | MCKIE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1948 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Partners in Science: Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black
Partners in Science. Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black
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The origins and foundation of the Royal Society of London
Three hundred years ago, on Wednesday 28 November 1660, the Royal Society of London, although not then so entitled, was formally constituted at Gresham College in the City of London by ‘these persons following’, as the Journal Book of the Society records, namely, ‘The Lord Brouncker, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Bruce, Sir Robert Moray, Sir Paul Neile, Dr. Wilkins, Dr. Goddard, Dr. Petty, Mr. Ball, Mr. Rooke, Mr. Wren, Mr. Hill’, and ‘according to the Manner i…
James, Duke Of York, F. R. S
On 5 October 1664 Council of the Royal Society resolved ‘that the following form be offered to the king for his subscription; CHARLES R . Founder, Patron and one of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. That the following form be offered to the duke of York and prince Rupert, for their subscriptions; JAMES D. Fellow of the Royal Society. RUPERT P. Fellow of the Royal Society.’ Also at this meeting ‘It was ordered, that Dr. …
Bernard Le Bovier De Fontenelle, F. R. S., 1657-1757
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle, member of the Académie Française, of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, of the Académie de Rouen, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and of the Berlin Academy, was born in Rouen on 11 February 1657, his survival through that day being doubtful, and died in Paris on 9 January 1757 within about a month of completing his hundredth year. This year of 1957 marks, therefore, the tercentenary of h…
The “ Observations ” of the Abbé François Rozier (1734–93)—I
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDouglas McKie Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science in the University of London (University College)
Priestley’s laboratory and library and other of his effects
And on occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the French revolution on July 14th, 1791, by several of my friends but with which I had little to do,’ wrote Joseph Priestley in his Memoirs (1), ‘a mob encouraged by some persons in power, first burned the meeting house in which I preached, then another meeting house in the town, and then my dwelling house, demolishing my library, apparatus, and, as far as they could, every thing belonging…
Antoine Lavoisier: Scientist, Economist and Social Reformer
Newton’s apple
The story of Newton and the apple was quick to strike the imagination of philosophers and has long been cherished as one of the most delightful as well as important anecdotes in the history of science. Human nature being what it is, however, and particularly among Fellows of the Royal Society, it was perhaps natural that the national and professional predilection for scepticism should sooner or later direct its shafts against it. It was by the pu…
Notes of publications relating to the history of the Society
The admonition to study the history of science has almost become an injunction and few would have the temerity, even if they had the wish, to decry such study. For some, however, the feeling remains that, after the futile struggle of 'keeping up with the literature,’ there is little time to spend in reading of the work of earlier centuries and, indeed, much depends on the manner in which accounts of earlier work is presented. To some of these com…
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, F. R. S., 1743-1794
ON 20 March 1791 the National Assembly of France cancelled the lease of the Farmers/General who, under the system established by Colbert in the seventeenth century, bought the privilege of collecting the indirect national taxes and certain customs and duties for a stipulated sum paid annually to the Government in advance, the cancellation being dated retrospectively from 1 July 1789, so that all actions of the Farm from that date onwards were to …
The arrest and imprisonment of Henry Oldenburg
In the month of June, 1667, there was great alarm and disquiet in England at the turn of events in the war with Holland. Enemy fleets, Dutch and French, were off the coasts and outward-bound merchantmen put back for safety into the Thames and into Dover and Sandwich. All news of the English Fleet was censored. On June 7 the Dutch ships were off the North Foreland. The militia was armed and a chain-boom was constructed across the Medway above Gill…
The “ Observations ” of the Abbé François Rozier (1734–93)—I
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDouglas McKie Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science in the University of London (University College)
The arrest and imprisonment of Henry Oldenburg
In the month of June, 1667, there was great alarm and disquiet in England at the turn of events in the war with Holland. Enemy fleets, Dutch and French, were off the coasts and outward-bound merchantmen put back for safety into the Thames and into Dover and Sandwich. All news of the English Fleet was censored. On June 7 the Dutch ships were off the North Foreland. The militia was armed and a chain-boom was constructed across the Medway above Gill…
Notes of publications relating to the history of the Society
The admonition to study the history of science has almost become an injunction and few would have the temerity, even if they had the wish, to decry such study. For some, however, the feeling remains that, after the futile struggle of 'keeping up with the literature,’ there is little time to spend in reading of the work of earlier centuries and, indeed, much depends on the manner in which accounts of earlier work is presented. To some of these com…
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, F. R. S., 1743-1794
ON 20 March 1791 the National Assembly of France cancelled the lease of the Farmers/General who, under the system established by Colbert in the seventeenth century, bought the privilege of collecting the indirect national taxes and certain customs and duties for a stipulated sum paid annually to the Government in advance, the cancellation being dated retrospectively from 1 July 1789, so that all actions of the Farm from that date onwards were to …
Newton’s apple
The story of Newton and the apple was quick to strike the imagination of philosophers and has long been cherished as one of the most delightful as well as important anecdotes in the history of science. Human nature being what it is, however, and particularly among Fellows of the Royal Society, it was perhaps natural that the national and professional predilection for scepticism should sooner or later direct its shafts against it. It was by the pu…
Antoine Lavoisier: Scientist, Economist and Social Reformer
Priestley’s laboratory and library and other of his effects
And on occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the French revolution on July 14th, 1791, by several of my friends but with which I had little to do,’ wrote Joseph Priestley in his Memoirs (1), ‘a mob encouraged by some persons in power, first burned the meeting house in which I preached, then another meeting house in the town, and then my dwelling house, demolishing my library, apparatus, and, as far as they could, every thing belonging…
Bernard Le Bovier De Fontenelle, F. R. S., 1657-1757
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle, member of the Académie Française, of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, of the Académie de Rouen, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and of the Berlin Academy, was born in Rouen on 11 February 1657, his survival through that day being doubtful, and died in Paris on 9 January 1757 within about a month of completing his hundredth year. This year of 1957 marks, therefore, the tercentenary of h…
The “ Observations ” of the Abbé François Rozier (1734–93)—I
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDouglas McKie Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science in the University of London (University College)
James, Duke Of York, F. R. S
On 5 October 1664 Council of the Royal Society resolved ‘that the following form be offered to the king for his subscription; CHARLES R . Founder, Patron and one of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. That the following form be offered to the duke of York and prince Rupert, for their subscriptions; JAMES D. Fellow of the Royal Society. RUPERT P. Fellow of the Royal Society.’ Also at this meeting ‘It was ordered, that Dr. …
The origins and foundation of the Royal Society of London
Three hundred years ago, on Wednesday 28 November 1660, the Royal Society of London, although not then so entitled, was formally constituted at Gresham College in the City of London by ‘these persons following’, as the Journal Book of the Society records, namely, ‘The Lord Brouncker, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Bruce, Sir Robert Moray, Sir Paul Neile, Dr. Wilkins, Dr. Goddard, Dr. Petty, Mr. Ball, Mr. Rooke, Mr. Wren, Mr. Hill’, and ‘according to the Manner i…
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Obituary
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Partners in Science: Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black
Partners in Science. Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black
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