| Authorised form of name | Beighton; Henry (- 1743) |
| Other forms of surname | Beeton |
| Dates | - 1743 |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire |
| Occupation | Engineer; Surveyor |
| Activity | Career:
With his friend Desaguliers studied the Newcomen engine which was tested at Griff (1711) and erected a Newcomen engine at Newcastle; Editor of the 'Ladies; Diary', in which he endeavoured to introduce his readers to mathematics (1718-death); made a number of maps and drawings of Warwickshire |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/11/1720 |
| Relationships | Married Elizabeth |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Taylor; Taylor Hanoverian
Notes:
Proposed by John Theophilus Desaguliers. DNB gives burial date as 11 October 1743 |
| Code | NA7336 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/1/141 | Paper, 'Meteorological observations 1731-5' by Henry Beighton and others | 1742 |
| CLP/5/12 | Paper, diary of the weather from Coventry in 1707 by Henry Beighton | [1708] |
| CLP/6/74/2 | Figure, waterworks at London Bridge by Henry Beighton | 1731 |
| RBO/15/77 | 'A Description of the Water works at London Bridge' by Henry Beighton | 1731 |
| L&P/13/7/1 | Paper, 'Of the imperfections of the common barometers and the improvement made in them by Mr Charles Orme of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, where they are perfected and rectified: with some observations, remarks and rules for their use' by Henry Beighton | 1736 |
| CLP/5/14 | Paper, meteorological observations at Coventry, Warwickshire, and Upminster, Essex, by Henry Beighton and William Derham | [1708] |
| CLP/6/74/1 | Manuscript, regarding the water works at London Bridge by Henry Beighton | 1731 |
| RBO/21/55 | Articles by Henry Beighton on sound and on a design of a quadrant | 1739 |
| CLP/6/74 | Paper, regarding the water works at London Bridge by Henry Beighton | [1731] |
| RBO/16/21 | Several meteorological observations with comments by William Derham | 1731 |
| RBO/18/33 | Four papers by Henry Beighton | 1732 |
| L&P/13/7 | Paper, 'Of the imperfections of the common barometers and the improvement made in them by Mr Charles Orme of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, where they are perfected and rectified: with some observations, remarks and rules for their use' by Henry Beighton | 1736 |