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Authorised form of nameHennessy; Henry (1826 - 1901)
Dates1826 - 1901
Place of birthCork, Ireland
Date of birth19 March 1826
Place of deathBray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Date of death08/03/1901
ActivityCareer:
Professor of Natural Philosophy, Catholic University of Dublin
Memberships:
MRIA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election03/06/1858
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 140-142 signed by W N H
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/36005128
CodeNA5993
Archives associated with this Fellow
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NLB/2/993Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Henry Hennessy, Fellow of the Royal Society23 January 1889
NLB/3/303Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr William Pole, Fellow of the Royal Society4 May 1889
NLB/3/360Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to [John William Strutt] Lord Rayleigh, Secretary, Royal Society20 May 1889
NLB/7/761Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Arthur William Rucker20 April 1893
NLB/11/147Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons2 May 1895
NLB/17/41Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons7 July 1898
RR/2/101Second referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'Researches in terrestrial physics.-Part II' by Henry Hennessy30 May 1851
RR/10/272Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain-pipes of circular section' by Henry Hennessy6 April 1889
AP/69/8Unpublished paper, 'On the flotation of solid bodies in liquids of less density than the solids' by Henry Hennessy1893
RR/2/96bReferee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'Researches in terrestrial physics.-Part II' by Henry Hennessy4 April 1851
AP/66/9/2Unpublished diagram, drainpipe cross-section by Henry Hennessy1889
RR/10/273Second referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain-pipes of circular section' by Henry Hennessy18 May 1889
IM/Maull/002038Hennessey, Henrynd
RR/10/271Referee's report by William Cawthorne Unwin, on a paper 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain-pipes of circular section' by Henry Hennessy9 March 1889
EC/1858/09Hennessy, Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PT/42/9/2Plate, diagram of formation of strata of shell by [Henry Hennessy][1849]
AP/66/9Unpublished paper, 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain pipes of circular section' by H [Henry] Hennessy1889
RR/5/115Letter from Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the synchronous distribution of temperature over the earth's surface' by Henry Hennessy to George Gabriel Stokes25 June 1864
PT/42/8Paper, 'The figure and primitive formation of the earth or part I of researches on physical geology' by Henry Hennessy[1846]
MC/4/278Letter from Henry Hennessy, 13 North Mall, Cork, to [Samuel] Hunter Christie, [Secretary of the Royal Society]2 April 1849
MC/4Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1844-1850
PT/42/9Paper, 'Researches in physical geology, Part II' by Henry Hennessy[1849]
PT/42/9/1Manuscript, 'Researches in physical geology, Part II' by Henry Hennessy[1849]
AP/33/16Unpublished letter, regarding the stability of the Earth's axis of rotation from Henry Hennessy to Sir J W [John William] Lubbock1 November 1851
AP/44/4/2Unpublished diagrams, the Earth's magnetic field by Henry Hennessy1862
AP/44/4Unpublished paper, 'On the simultaneous distribution of heat throughout the superficial parts of the Earth' by Henry Hennessy1862
AP/44/4/1Unpublished manuscript, 'On the simultaneous distribution of heat throughout the superficial parts of the Earth' by Henry Hennessy1862
RR/2/102Referee's report by unnamed referee, on a paper [attributed] 'Researches in terrestrial physics.-Part II' by Henry Hennessynd
AP/66/9/1Unpublished manuscript, 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain pipes of circular section' by H [Henry] Hennessy1889
PP/7/11Paper, 'On the geometrical construction of the cell of the honey bee' by Henry Hennessy1885
PP/9/14/1Manuscript, 'Note to a paper on the geometrical construction of the cell of the honey bee' by Henry Hennessy1886
PP/9/14/2Diagram, geometrical diagram by Henry Hennessy1886
PP/10/14Paper, 'Problems in mechanism regarding trains of pulleys and drums of least weight for a given velocity ratio' by Henry Hennessy1887
PP/12/2/1Manuscript, 'Hydraulic problems on the cross-sections of pipes and channels' by Henry Hennessy1888
PP/12/2Paper, 'Hydraulic problems on the cross-sections of pipes and channels' by Henry Hennessy1888
PP/12/2/2Diagrams, geometrical diagrams by Henry Hennessy1888
PP/13/7Paper, 'On the maximum discharge through a pipe of circular section when the effective head is due only to the pipe’s inclination' by Henry Hennessy1888
PP/9/14Paper, 'Note to a paper on the geometrical construction of the cell of the honey bee' by Henry Hennessy1886
RR/5/113Referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'On the simultaneous distribution of heat throughout superficial parts of the earth' by Henry Hennessy10 November 1862
RR/5/114Letter from Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the simultaneous distribution of heat throughout superficial parts of the earth' by Henry Hennessy to George Gabriel Stokes19 November 1862
RR/5/116Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the synchronous distribution of temperature over the earth's surface' by Henry Hennessy12 June 1865
RR/2/96aCommittee of Papers referrals, for a paper 'Researches in terrestrial physics.-Part II' by Henry Hennessy and a paper [attributed] 'General methods in analysis for the resolution of linear equations in finite differences and linear differential equations' by Charles James Hargreave19 April 1849
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