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Presented by 

 Sir William Watson, M.D., F.R.S. (1715-87). Sir W. Watson 



Physician, Physicist, and Naturalist. Published botanical, electrical, and 

 medical papers, 1744-68. Elected F.R.S. 1741 ; Copley Medallist 1745. Con- 

 tributed sixty-one papers to the ' Philosophical Transactions '. 



By Lemuel Abbot. 



Sir Charles Wheatstone, F.R.S. (1802-75). Sir C. Wheatstone, 1876 



Physicist. Professor of Experimental Physics, King's College, London, 1834. 

 Discoverer of the stereoscope and in the theory of vision ; celebrated for his 

 discoveries in electrical science, including improvements in telegraphy. Elected 

 F.R.S. 1836. 



By C. Martin. 



John Wilkins, D.D., F.R.S (1614-72). 



Distinguished in mechanical science and in philology. Warden of Wadham 

 College, Oxford, 1648-59 ; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1659 ; Bishop 

 of Chester 1668 ; active promoter of the meetings of philosophers which led 

 to the formation of the Royal Society ; nominated by Charles II one of the first 

 Council. Author of an ' Essay towards a real Character and a Philosophical 

 Language ' which was printed by the Society's order. 



A copy after Mary Beale. 



Sir Joseph Williamson, Pres.R.S. (1633-1701). Sir J. Williamson, 1684 



Statesman arid Diplomatist. Elected F.R.S. 1663; President 1677-80. 

 (See p. 200.) 



By Sir Godfrey Kneller. 



William Hyde Wollaston, Pres.R.S. (1766-1828). Dr. Wollaston's family 



Physiologist, Chemist, Mineralogist, and Physicist. Discovered the dark lines 

 in the spectrum. Elected F.R.S. 1793; Secretary 1804; President 1820. 

 (See p. 203.) 



By J. Jackson, R.A. 



Sir Christopher Wren, Pres.R.S. (1632-1723). S. Wren, Esq. 



Architect and Man of Science. President 1680-82. (See p. 200.) 

 Attributed to Michael Wright. 



Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.S. (1773-1829). Hudson Gurney, Esq., 1842 



Mathematician, Physician, Physicist, and Egyptologist. Eminent over the 

 whole range of natural philosophy ; established the wave theory of light ; pioneer 

 in the theory of vision. Prof, of Nat. Phil, at Roy. lust. 1801-3. Physician 

 to St. George's Hospital 1811-29. Secretary of Board of Longitude 1818. 

 Elected F.R.S. 1794 ; For. Sec. 1804-29. 



By H. P. Briggs, R.A., after Sir T. Lawrence. 



