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LESLIE, SIR JOHN . . . . . . . . . . 77 



MASKELYNE, DR. NEVIL . . . . . . . . 81 



MAUDSLAY, HENRY . . . . . . . . . . 83 



MILLER, PATRICK . . . . . . . . . . 86 



MURDOCK, WILLIAM . . . . . . . . . 87 



MYLNE, ROBERT .. .. .. .. .. ..90 



NAYSMITH, ALEXANDER .. .. .. .. .. 91 



PLAYFAIR, JOHN . . . . . . . . . . 92 



RENNIE, JOHN .. .. .. .. .. 96 



RONALDS, FRANCIS . . . . . . . . . . 99 



RUMFORD, COUNT . . . . . . . . . . 102 



RUTHERFORD, DR. DANIEL . . . . . . . . . . 107 



SMITH, WILLIAM .. .. .. .. .. 107 



STANHOPE, CHARLES, EARL . . .. .. .. ..112 



SYMINGTON, WILLIAM .. .. .. .. .. 114 



TELFORD, THOMAS .. .. .. . .. ..117 



TENNANT, CHARLES .. .. .. .. .. 122 



THOMSON, DR. THOMAS .. .. .. .. ..124 



TREVITHICK, RICHARD .. .. .. .. .. 126 



TROUQHTON, EDWARD .. .. .. .. ..132 



WATSON, RICHARD, BISHOP OF LLANDAFF . . . . . . 134 



WATT, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 



WOLLASTON, DR. WILLIAM H. .. .. .. .. 142 



YOUNG, DR. THOMAS .. .. .. .. ..145 



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BLACK, DR. JOSKPII . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 



CORT, HENRY .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 



IVORY, JAMJ.S .. .. .. .. .. ..155 



PRIESTLY, JOSEPH .. .. .. .. .. 157 



