| Authorised form of name | Atwood; George (1746 - 1807) |
| Dates | 1746 - 1807 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1746 |
| Place of death | His house in Westminster |
| Date of death | 1807 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Margaret's Church, Westminster |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Physics |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; BA (1769) MA (1772) Trinity College Cambridge
Career:
Fellow and Tutor , Trinity College Cambridge
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/06/1776 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1796 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB |
| Code | NA7824 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1776/13 | Atwood, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/11/52 | Paper, 'A disquisition of the stability of ships' by George Atwood | 1798 |
| L&P/10/99 | Letter, 'Account of spontaneous inflammation' from Thomas B Woodman to George Atwood | 9 June 1794 |
| L&P/8/184 | Paper, 'On a property of prime numbers' by George Atwood | 1786 |
| L&P/8/150 | Letter, 'Of the meteor of 28 April 1785' from George Atwood to unknown recipient | 17 April 1785 |
| L&P/10/74 | Paper, 'Investigations, founded on the theory of motion, for determining the times of vibration of watch balances' by George Atwood | 1794 |
| L&P/10/74/3 | Plate, 'Apparatus for determining the times of vibration of watch balances' by George Atwood | 1794 |
| L&P/10/74/1 | Paper, 'Investigations, founded on the theory of motion, for determining the times of vibration of watch balances' by George Atwood | 1794 |
| L&P/10/74/2 | Plate, 'Figures for determining the times of vibration of watch balances' by George Atwood | 1794 |
| L&P/10/137/1 | Paper, 'Construction and analyisis of geometrical propositions...also determining the stability of ships' by George Atwood | 1795 |
| L&P/10/137/3 | Plate, 'Geometrical figures' by George Atwood | 1795 |
| L&P/10/137/2 | Plate, 'Geometrical figures' by George Atwood | 1795 |
| L&P/7/214 | Paper, 'A general theory for the mensuration of the angle subtended by two objects' by George Atwood | 1781 |
| L&P/10/137 | Paper, 'Construction and analyisis of geometrical propositions...also determining the stability of ships' by George Atwood | 1795 |