MOLL, G.,

Redevoering over Jan Hendrik van Swinden, uitgesproken in de vierde openbare vergadering der eerste klasse van het Koninklijk-Nederlandsche Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letterkunde en Schoone Kunsten, gehouden den 26 augustus 1823

Amsterdam, Pieper & Ipenbuur,`1824. 77 pp. Original stiff board binding (a bit waterstained). With a list of publications by Van Swinden. l Jan Hendrik van Swinden [Jean Henri van Swinden 1746-1823] was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who taught in Franeker and Amsterdam. He published on earth's magnetic field and the relationship between magnetism and electricity. In 1785 he moved to Amsterdam where he became professor at the Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam. There he was instrumental in introducing a house numbering system (useful for the postal service) and in 1795 he directed the first census. In 1798 he led a commission to report on the state of the health of the inhabitants of Amsterdam, based on the results of the census. He was part of an international commission to determine the length of the meter, as a first step to introducing the metric in the Netherlands. His international good name led him to be appointed as representative during the French occupation.

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Book number: 66577

Catalogue: Biography Science

REES, R. VAN,

Berigt aangaande het leven en de wetenschappelijke verdiensten van wijlen den hoogleeraar Gerrit Moll.

[Haarlem, 1838], offprint from Algemeenen Konst- en Letterbode, No. 35 en 36 van het jaar 1838, 17pp marbled wrappers, Gerard "Gerrit" Moll LLD (1785-1838) was a Dutch scientist and mathematician. A polymath in his interests, he published in four languages. Moll developed the electromagnet of William Sturgeon, publishing with priority over Joseph Henry.

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Book number: 67893

Catalogue: Biography Science