The work and position of the metallurgical chemist; also references to Sheffield and its place in metallurgy (1922) (14783037953)

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Title: The work and position of the metallurgical chemist; also references to Sheffield and its place in metallurgy
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hadfield, Robert A. (Robert Abbott), 1858-1940 Sheffield Association of Metallurgists and Metallurgical Chemists
Subjects: Metallurgy Chemistry, Metallurgic
Publisher: (Sheffield? The Botolph Printing Works
Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Northeastern University, Snell Library



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ificance ; built magnificent roads,waterways, carriages, ships, and temples ; produced unsurpassedworks of art, and developed mans sense of the beautiful; andlaid the foundations of mathematics, astronomy, logic, andmedicine, besides those of poetry, the drama, and literaturegenerally. In these circumstances, whilst meting out amplejustice to Modern Science, it behoves us to speak with profoundappreciation of what men accomplished in the remote past. Spiller points out that Alfred Russell Wallace has statedthat on the other hand the nineteenth century is responsiblefor the subjoined first-class inventions—railwa3^s, steam naviga-tion, electric telegraphs, the telephone, friction matches, gaslighting, photography, the phonograph, Rontgen rays, spectrumanalysis, the use of anaesthetics, and the employment of anti-septics—a truly wonderful output for one century. There arealso many other important advances in the Science of Engineeringand Metallurgy which might be added. 70 Plate 30.
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The Bust ill the centre of the Engraving represents King Charles II, the figure on the right Francis Bacon, and that on the left Lord Brouncker, the First President of the Royal Society. From an Engraving hv W. Holler in the Book by Thomas Sprat. D.D.. F.R.S., Lord Bishop ofRochester, entitled The History of the Royal Society of London for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, published in 1667. Section XVI THE GROWTH OF SCIENCE, INCLUDING A BRIEFGLANCE AT THE HISTORY AND WORK OF THEROYAL SOCIETY FROM ITS INCORPORATION IN 1662 EARLY HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY The Charter of Incorporation of the Royal Society, markingthe date of the commencement of the great work, passed theGreat Seal on the 15th July, 1662. It was read before the Societyon the 13th August of the same 3ear, and on the 29th, the Presi-dent, Council and Fellows went to Whitehall in order to returntheir thanks to His Majesty King Charles II. Previous to the Charter being granted, a Meeting had beenheld on the 5th December