Francis Hauksbee the Elder (1660–1713), also known as Francis Hawksbee, was an 18th-century English scientist best known for his work on electricity and electrostatic repulsion.
Title page of a 1719 copy of Hauksbee's Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects
Generator built by Francis Hauksbee. From Physico-Mechanical Experiments, 2nd Ed., London 1719
1719 copy of "Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects"
Preface to "Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects"
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a state-funded grammar school in Colchester, Essex. It was founded in 1128 and was later granted two royal charters - by Henry VIII in 1539 and by Elizabeth I in 1584.
The main school building in about 1908.
Percy Shaw Jeffrey in 1916.
The school buildings in 1920.