| Authorised form of name | Hodgkinson; Eaton (1789 - 1861) |
| Dates | 1789 - 1861 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Anderton, Great Budworth parish, Cheshire, England |
| Date of birth | 26 February 1789 |
| Place of death | Higher Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Date of death | 18 June 1861 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Anderton, Great Budworth parish, Cheshire |
| Research field | Applied mathematics |
| Structural mechanics |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/02/1841 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1841 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1862-1863 vol 12 pp xi-xiii
References:
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44243411 |
| Code | NA7156 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MC/3/68 | Letter from Eaton Hodgkinson, Manchester, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 17 February 1840 |
| NLB/56/389 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Messrs Brown, Bayley's Steel Works Ltd. | 29 January 1919 |
| MS/426/540 | Note of a letter from [the Secretaries of] the Royal Society; to various individuals | 8 May 1855 |
| EC/1841/11 | Hodgkinson, Eaton: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/24/1 | Paper, 'Experimental researches into the strength of pillars of cast iron, and other materials' by Eaton Hodgkinson | [1840] |
| PT/24/1/2 | Plate, cast iron bar bent by pressure by Eaton Hodgkinson | [1840] |
| RR/1/101 | Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'Experimental researches on the strength of pillars of cast iron, and other materials' by Eaton Hodgkinson | 24 November 1841 |
| PT/59/9/1 | Manuscript, 'Experimental researches on the strength of pillars of cast iron from various parts of the Kingdom' by Eaton Hodgkinson | November 1856 |
| PT/59/9/4 | Plate, slices from square of Derwent iron by unknown artist | [1856] |
| PT/59/9/2 | Plate, three pillars with strengths as 1, 2, and 3 by unknown artist | [1856] |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/3/231 | Letter from Peter Clare, Manchester, to John David Roberton, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 30 July 1842 |
| PT/59/9/3 | Plate, slab of Blaenavon iron with eight iron cylinders by unknown artist | [1856] |
| PT/24/1/1 | Manuscript, 'Experimental researches into the strength of pillars of cast iron, and other materials' by Eaton Hodgkinson | [1840] |
| MC/5/374 | Letter from Eaton Hodgkinson, 44 Drayton Grove, Brompton, to [William Sharpey and George Gabriel Stokes], Secretaries of the Royal Society | 25 November 1858 |
| PT/59/9 | Paper, 'Experimental researches on the strength of pillars of cast iron from various parts of the Kingdom' by Eaton Hodgkinson | November 1856 |
| RR/1/100 | Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'Experimental researches on the strength of pillars of cast iron, and other materials' by Eaton Hodgkinson | 27 June 1840 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |