Authorised form of name | Cadell; William Archibald (1775 - 1855) |
Dates | 1775 - 1855 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | His father's residence at Carron Park, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Date of birth | 27 June 1775 |
Place of death | Edinburgh |
Date of death | 19 February 1855 |
Occupation | Barrister |
Research field | Mathematics |
Activity | Education: Edinburgh University Career: Did not practice law, but engaged in scientific and antiquarian research; taken prisoner by the French whilst travelling on the Continent and escaped after several years; published 'A journey in Carnicola, Italy and Freance in the years 1817, 1818' (1820) Memberships: FGS
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 28/06/1810 |
Relationships | Eldest son of William Cadell, one of the founders of the Carron Iron Works |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/88601088 |
Code | NA3257 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1810/07 | Cadell, William Archibald: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
AP/10/4 | Unpublished paper, 'On the hour lines of the ancients' by W A [William Archibald] Cadell | [1830] |
AP/15/2/8 | Unpublished diagrams, hour lines at different latitudes by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/2 | Unpublished diagram, orthographic projection of a curve by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/1 | Unpublished manuscript, regarding formation of the curve from W A [William Archibald] Cadell to [Peter Mark] Roget | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/3 | Unpublished diagram, change of point's motion at flexure by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/4 | Unpublished diagram, projection on cylindrical surface by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/5 | Unpublished diagram, semidiurnal arc by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/6 | Unpublished diagram, earth's horizon by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2/7 | Unpublished diagrams, horizon at different latitudes by [William Archibald Cadell] | 11 January 1831 |
AP/15/2 | Unpublished letter, regarding formation of the curve from W A [William Archibald] Cadell to [Peter Mark] Roget | 11 January 1831 |