Group    From 1845 

Royal Socity of Chemistry

Categories: Science

Formed as a merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It carries out research, publishes journals, books and databases as wellas hosting conferences, seminars and workshops. It is the professional body for chemistry in the U.K.

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Royal Socity of Chemistry

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DNA at Kings

Near this site Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, Raymond Gosling, Alexander...

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John Newlands

J.A.R. Newlands, 1837 - 1898, chemist and discoverer of the periodic law for ...

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Lord Porter

Professor The Lord Porter of Luddenham OM PRS (1920 - 2002). 1985 - 2002 Chai...

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Royal College of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry National Historic Chemical Landmark Former site ...

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Sir Derek Barton

RSC advancing the chemical sciences, national chemical landmark, Sir Derek Ba...

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Dr John Venn

Dr John Venn

Logician and philosopher.  Born Hull where his father was vicar of a local parish. Grandson of Rev John Venn.   Inventor of the Venn diagram.  In 1888 he seems to have tired of logic and turned to ...

Person, History, Science

1 memorial
John Dalton

John Dalton

Chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. Born Cumberland into a Quaker family. Achieved a high level of education early and became a teacher of science at a Quaker college. He made meteorological mea...

Person, Science

1 memorial
Ludwig Mond

Ludwig Mond

Born in Germany. Studied chemistry and then worked in factories, coming to England in 1862. Following marriage in 1866 Frida and Ludwig moved to England, had two sons: Robert (see the Infants Hospi...

Person, Industry, Science

1 memorial
Greenwich Meridian

Greenwich Meridian

A prime meridian. Established by Sir George Airy. By 1884, over two-thirds of all ships and tonnage used it as the reference meridian on their charts and maps. In October of that year, 41 delegates...

Place, Science, Transport

1 memorial
Daniel Solander

Daniel Solander

Swedish botanist. Came to London in June 1760 to promote Carl Linnaeus’ taxonomy and used it to catalogue the natural history collections at the British Museum. Travelled with Joseph Banks on Capta...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Science, Sweden

1 memorial

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H. M. Bateman

H. M. Bateman

Cartoonist. Born Henry Mayo Bateman at Moss Vale, Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia. His family moved to Britain in 1888, where he studied at Westminster School of Art and Goldsmiths' Colle...

Person, Art, Australia, Malta

1 memorial
First settlement in Australia

First settlement in Australia

Established at Sydney by Admiral Arthur Phillip.

Event, Exploring, Australia

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