William Hallowes Miller ( eng. William Hallowes Miller ; 1801-1880) - Welsh scientist- geologist , mineralogist laid the foundations of modern crystallography , teacher ; member of the Royal Society of London , corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences . [2] Winner of the Royal Medal .
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| Awards and prizes | Royal medal |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Selected Bibliography
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
William Hello Miller was born on April 6, 1801 in Carmarthenshire in Llandovery .
He studied at the College of Oxford University of St. John's , brilliantly graduated from it and subsequently became a teacher in it. During his teaching career in St. John, Miller published a number of scientific papers on hydrostatics and hydrodynamics .
In 1838, W.H. Miller was elected a member of the Royal Society of London , and in 1870 he was awarded the Royal Society Medal .
In 1852, Miller edited Brook's new edition of Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy .
Since December 4, 1864, Miller became a corresponding member of the Petersburg Academy of Physical Sciences.
William Hello Miller died on May 20, 1880 in the city of Cambridge .
Selected Bibliography
- The Elements of Hydrostatics and Hydrodynamics (1831)
- An Elementary Treatise on the Differential Calculus (1833)
- A Treatise on Crystallography (1839)
- An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (William Phillips, William Hallowes Miller, & Henry James Brooke; 1852)
- A Tract on Crystallography (1863)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Miller William Hallowes Miller
Literature
- Miller, William Hallowes // Encyclopedia Britannica (eng.) .
Links
- Profile of William Halloween Miller on the RAS official website