| Authorised form of name | Barlow; Peter (1776 - 1862); mathematician |
| Dates | 1776 - 1862 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Date of birth | October 1776 |
| Date of death | 01 March 1862 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Physics |
| Optics |
| Activity | Career:
School teacher; knew Charles Hutton (FRS 1774); Assistant and then Mathematical Master, Royal Military Academy Woolwich (1801 - 1847); published 'An Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers' (1811), 'A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary' (1814),'New Mathematical Tables' also known as Barlow's Tables in 1814 and 'Essay on the Strength of Timber and other Materials' (1817); devised a method for remedying the effect of iron on compasses in iron ships; worked on magnetism and electromagnetism (1823-1833); developed achromatic lenses and worked with Dolland; worked on steam locomotion - sat on railway commissions in 1836, 1839, 1842 and 1845.
Memberships:
FRAS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/05/1823 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1825 |
| Relationships | Father of Peter William Barlow (FRS 1845) and of William Henry Barlow (FRS 1850) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1862-1863 vol 12 pp xxxiii-xxxiv
References:
K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/303883 |
| Royal Society code | NA5788 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1823/04 | Barlow, Peter: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| DM/3/158 | Dollond, 'Report on Mr Barlow's Telescope' | 24 March 1831 |
| DM/3/160 | Report by the Barlow Telescope Committee | May 1831 |
| MC/2/93 | Letter from Captain A. Smyth, Bedford, to the Royal Society | 15 August 1833 |
| MC/1/309 | Letter from Peter Barlow to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 2 June 1831 |
| MC/1/325 | Letter from Peter Barlow, Woolwich, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 11 August 1831 |
| RR/1/186 | Referee's report by Peter Barlow, on a paper 'Experiments to determine the quantity of light reflected by Plane Metallic Specula under different angles of incidence; with a description of the photometer made use of' by Richard Potter | [1930] |
| RR/1/92 | Referee's report by Peter Barlow, on a paper 'On some elementary laws of electricity' by William Snow Harris | [1834] |
| PT/15/27 | Paper, 'On the effects produced in the rates of chronometers by the proximity of masses of iron' by Peter Barlow | [1821] |
| PT/16/24i/1 | Manuscript, 'Observations and experiments on the daily variation of the horizontal and dipping needles under a reduced directive power' by Peter Barlow | [1823] |
| PT/15/27/1 | Manuscript, 'On the effects produced in the rates of chronometers by the proximity of masses of iron' by Peter Barlow | [1821] |
| PT/15/27/2 | Plate, diagrams of chronometer parts by unknown artist | [1821] |
| PT/16/24i/2 | Plate, diagram of magnetic variation in compass by [Peter Barlow] | [1823] |
| PT/18/21 | Portion of paper, 'An account of the preliminary experiments and ultimate construction of a refracting telescope of 7.8 inches aperture, with a fluid concave lens' by Peter Barlow in a letter to Davies Gilbert | [1828] |
| PT/35/4 | Paper, 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph' by W H [William Henry] Barlow | [1848] |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/59 | Letter from [Peter] Barlow to George Dollond, St. Paul's Churchyard | 22 October 1832 |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| AP/20/4 | Unpublished paper, 'On the valuation of the mechanical effect of gradients on a line of rail road' by Peter Barlow | 1836 |
| MC/3/72 | Letter from Peter Barlow, Woolwich, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society | 9 March 1840 |
| MC/3/207 | Letter from Peter Barlow, Woolwich, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society | 14 March 1842 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| PT/16/24i | Paper, 'Observations and experiments on the daily variation of the horizontal and dipping needles under a reduced directive power' by Peter Barlow | [1823] |
| AP/8A/1/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'An account of certain experiments made with a view of determining the law of attraction between iron and a magnetic compass needle' by P [Peter] Barlow | 10 May 1819 |
| AP/8A/1/3 | Unpublished diagram, position of balls in relation to magnetic needle by [Peter Barlow] | 10 May 1819 |
| AP/8A/1/2 | Unpublished diagram, position of magnetic needle by [Peter Barlow] | 10 May 1819 |
| AP/11/3/2 | Unpublished diagrams, compass and wire arrangements by [Peter Barlow] | [1822] |
| AP/11/3/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'On the mathematical laws of electro magnetism' by Peter Barlow | [1822] |
| AP/30/2 | Unpublished paper, 'On the existence of alternating diurnal currents of electricity at the terrestrial surface and their connection with the diurnal variation of the horizontal magnetic needle' by W H [William Henry] Barlow | June 1847 |
| AP/31/2 | Paper, 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph' by W H [William Henry] Barlow | 1848 |
| AP/31/2/1 | Manuscript, 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph' by W H [William Henry] Barlow | 1848 |
| AP/11/3 | Unpublished paper, 'On the mathematical laws of electro magnetism' by Peter Barlow | [1822] |
| AP/8A/1 | Unpublished paper, 'An account of certain experiments made with a view of determining the law of attraction between iron and a magnetic compass needle' by P [Peter] Barlow | 10 May 1819 |
| RR/1/179 | Referee's report by Peter Barlow, on a paper 'Démonstration de l’égalité à deux droits de la somme des angles d’un triangle quelconque, indépendamment de la théorie des parallèles, et de la considération de l’infini' by M Paulet | 18 February 1836 |
| PT/73/11/20 | Diagrams, apparatus for detecting magnetism in rotating iron bodies by [Peter Barlow?] | [1825] |