Record

Authorised form of nameBrowne; John (-1735)
Dates-1735
NationalityBritish
Date of death08 June 1735
Research fieldChemistry
ActivityCareer:
Performed a number of chemical experiments for the Royal Society
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1721
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
Council: 1723, 1725
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1735), p.332.
Notes:
Proposed by James Jurin; Martin Folkes
CodeNA7345
Archives associated with this Fellow
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CLP/11i/51Paper, 'Chimical analysis of the Cortex eleutheuria' by John Brown [Browne][1722]
CLP/11ii/4Paper, 'Observations and experiments upon the foregoing preparation' by John Brown [Browne][1724]
CLP/11ii/30Paper, 'A farther account of his camphire of thyme' by Caspar Neumann5 March 1731
CLP/11ii/3Paper, 'Experiments for making the Prussian blue' by Mr [John] Brown [Browne][1724]
CLP/11ii/10Paper, 'De camphora' by John Brown [Browne][1726]
CLP/11ii/7Paper, regarding fermentation glasses by John Brown [Browne][1725]
CLP/11ii/29Paper, 'De camphora thymi' by Casparo Neumanno [Caspar Neumann]5 March 1731
CLP/11i/53Paper, 'Observations and experiments on the sal catharticum amarum, commonly call'd the epsom salt' by John Brown [Browne][1723]
CLP/11ii/21Extract, 'Remarks on Caspar Neumann's paper on ambergris' by John Brown [Browne][1730]
CLP/11ii/24Paper, 'Editoris recensio experimentorum circa ambram gryseam à Domino Joh. Browne, R. S. S. & à Dno. Ambrosio Godofredo Hanckewitz, R. S. S. institutorum, cum D. Neumanni, R. S. S. Experimenti sui vindicatione' by [John Browne and Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckewitz][1730]
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