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Authorised form of nameWatson; Richard (1737 - 1816)
Dates1737 - 1816
NationalityBritish
Place of birthHeversham, Wesmoreland, England
Place of deathCalgarth Park, Westmoreland
Date of death04 July 1816
DatesAndPlacesBaptism:
25 September 1737
Burial:
Windermere church, Westmoreland
Research fieldChemistry
ActivityCareer:
Bishop of Llandaff
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election02/02/1769
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
CodeNA3225
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
L&P/5/181Paper, 'Experiments and observations on various phenomena attending the solution of salts' by Richard Watson1770
L&P/7/53Letter, 'Chemical experiments and experiments on lead ore' from Richard Watson to John Pringle13 June 1778
L&P/5/320Letter, 'Experiment with a black-bulb thermometer' from Richard Watson to Matthew Maty18 September 1772
EC/1768/25Watson, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society1768
L&P/5/229Letter, 'Of the cold in Cambridge' from Richard Watson to Matthew Maty21 March 1771
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