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chemistry (Journ. Roy. Inslit. !, 1831]. — 

 On isomorphism (Phil. Mag. Ser. II, Vol. X, 

 t83<). — On the use of chemical formulae (Ib. 

 Ser. 111, Vol. IV, 1834). Newton and Flamstoed 

 (Ib. Vlli, 1836). Oll the mean level of Ihe sea 

 (Ib. XVll, 1 840) . On glacier theories (Ib. XXVJ, 

 1845). — Ou a new kind of coioured fringes 

 (Ib. Ser. IV, Vol. I, 1851). — Report of the 

 recent progress and present state of minera- 

 logy (Report British Assoc. f. 1831 et 1832). 

 On the theory of the Observation of light by 

 coioured media (Ib. f. 1834}. Report of the 

 recent progress etc. of electricity, magtietism 

 and heat (ib. f. 1835). On a new anemometor 

 (Ib. id., 1836, 1837 et 1841). Report on a le- 

 vel Ime measured from the Bristol Channel to 

 Ihe English Channel (Ib. f. 1838). On tide cal- 

 culation (Ib. f. 1839). Remarks on Wollaston's 

 arguraent respecting the infinite divisibility of 

 matler (Ib. id.). Method of measuring the 

 height of clouds (Ib. f. 1846). On our igno- 

 rance of the tides (Ib. f. 1851). 



Whiston, William. — Geistlicher, 

 nachJem er folgweise Fellow von Cläre Hall 

 in Cambridge, Kaplan d. Bischof.s von Nor- 

 \vich(l 69 4) u. Pfarrer zu Lowcstoft in Suf- 

 folk gewesen (1698), anNewton's Steile 

 Lucasian Prof. d. Mathematik in Cambridge 

 von 17 03 bis 1710, wo er wegen seines 

 Arianismus abgesetzt ward, dann als Pri- 

 vatmann in London lebend. Zuletzt Bap- 

 tist* (BD) (KEC), 



geb. 1667,Dec. 9, Norton, Leicestersh., 



gest. 17 52, Aug. 22, London. 

 A new theory of the Barth, from its original 

 to the consummation of all things etc. , 8°, 

 London 1696, newedit., Cambridge 1 725 u. 

 1736; lateinisch, Wittenb. 1712, deutsch, 4", 

 Frankf. 1715. Astronomical letters, 1701. 

 Tacquet's Euclid, with select theorems of Är- 

 chimedes etc., 4», Cambridge 1702—3, new 

 edit. 1710. Praelectiones aslronomicae, qui- 

 bus accedunt tabulae plurimae astronomicae, 

 8", Ib. 1707. Sir Isaac Newton's arithmetica 

 universalis, Ib. 1707. Praelectiones physico- 

 mathematicae s. Phiiosophia cl. Newton! ma- 

 thematica illustrota, 8", Ib. 1710. Cause of the 

 deiuge demonslrated, 8°, Ib. 1711. New me- 

 thod of discovering the iongitude both at sea 

 and land, proposed by W. Whiston and H. 

 Ditton, 8", Lond. 1714. Astronom, lectures, 

 4", Ib. 1715, new edit. 8", Ib. 1728. Lectures 

 on Sir I. Newton'a matheraatical philosopby 

 and Dr. Halley's account of comets, 8°, Ib. 

 1716. An account of a surprising meteor seen 

 in the air etc., 8", Ib. 1716. Astronom, prin- 

 ciples of religion etc., 8°, Ib. 1717 et 1725. 

 An account of another surprising meteor, 8°, 

 Ib. 1719. The astronomical year or an ac- 

 count of the many reraarkable celestial phe- 

 nomena of the great year 1736 etc., 8°, Ib. 

 1737. Tablesof Ihe eclipses of Jupiter's satel- 

 lites, 8", Ib. 1737. Memoirsof his own life and 

 writinu's, 2 vol. 8", Ib. 1749. — An account of 



two mock-suns etc. (Phil. Tr. 1721). — Viel 

 Theologisches. 



* Wurdp auch 1720 lum Mitglied d. Koy. Society vor- 

 geschlagen, aber nicht gewählt, weil Newton sich 

 dtm Avidersetzto. 



WMte, George J... Pelley. — 

 Prof. d. Mathematik an d. London Univer- 

 sity, früher Fellow d. Trinity College in 

 Cambridge (An.B.f. 183 6;, 



geb. 1 8 M etwa, 



gest. 1836, Oct. 5., in der Themse.* 

 A. a. 0. keine Schriften genannt. . 



* Verunglückte mit Frau u. Mutter iu einem Boote auf 



der TLcrnse. 



Whitchurst. lohn. — Uhrmacher 

 u. Mechanicus in Derby; seit 1775 »Stam- 

 per of the legal money-weigbts« in Lon- 

 don. Mitgl. d. Roy. Society seit 1779 (Abr. 

 XII ; (BD), 



geb. 1713, Apr. 10, Congelton, Che- 

 shire, * 



gest. 1788, Febr. 18, London. 

 Inquiry into tbe original State and formation 

 of the earth, Lond. 1778. An attempt toward 

 obtaining invariable measures of length, ca- 

 pacily and weight from the mensuration of 

 lime, Ib. 1787. Treatise ob chimneys, Venti- 

 lation etc.. Ib. 1794 (posth. edit. by Dr. Wil- 

 lan). — Thermometr. observations made at 

 Derby (Phil. Tr. 1 767). Account of a machine 

 for raising water etc. (Ib. 1775). Experiments 

 on ignited substances (Ib. 1776). 



•geb. 1714, Man 31 (TA). 



Whitney, Eli. — Studirte im Yale 

 College zu New Haven, ging als Hausleh- 

 rer nach Georgien u. erfand dort 1793 die 

 »Cotton gin« (Maschine zur Befreiung der 

 Baumwolle von den Samen u. der Hülse), 

 deren Anfertigung u. allgemeine Einfüh- 

 rung in d. südl. Staaten d. Union ihn zeit- 

 lebens beschäftigte (Sil lim. Journ. XXI) 

 (AAB), 



geb. 1765, Dec. 8, Wesiborough, Mas- 

 sachusetts, 



gest. 1825, Jan. 8, New-Haven. 

 On a fluid contained in stones (Sillim. Journ. 

 VIII, 1824). 



Whitney, Jos iah Dwight.— ProL 

 d. Geology an d. Univ. von Iowa. Geolog 

 d. Vereinigt. Staaten; seit 18 60 Geolog d. 

 Staates Californien. Studirte in Berlin (Or), 



geb. 1819, Nov. 23, Northampton, Mas- 

 sachusetts. 

 The metallic weallh of the United States, de- 

 scribed and compared with that of olhe: coun- 

 tries, 8", Boston 1854. Report on the geolog. 

 Survey of the State of Iowa , mü J. Hall, 1 ' 

 vol. 2 ptt. 4», Ib. 1 858 D° of ihe State of Wis- 

 consin ; mit D e m s e 1 b e n , 8°, Ib. 1 862. — Zer- 



