Peter Barlow (mathematician)
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Peter Barlow was an English mathematician and physicist.
Peter Barlow
Essay on magnetic attractions, and on the laws of terrestrial and electro magnetism, 1824
Peter Barlow FRS – gravestone in Charlton Cemetery, London SE7
Copley Medal
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The Copley Medal is the most prestigious award of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, conferred "for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science". The award alternates between the
Peter Barlow (mathematician)
…used to increase magnification, but can also improve achromatism. In 1823, he was made a fellow of the Royal Society. Two years later, he received its Copley Medal for his work on correcting the deviation in ship compasses caused by the presence of iron in the hull. Some of his magnetic research was done in…
The Copley Medal awarded to George Stokes in 1893 (obverse)
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Ozias Humphry John Belchier RCSSC P 16 Hunterian Museum
Stephen Hales Mezzotint