LIST OF PORTRAITS 



TO FACE PAGE 



1 Sir JAMES BURROW, F.R.S. (1737),* Barrister ; original 



member of the Club. Engraving by I. Basire, after 



the painting by A. Devis, 1780 [pp. 10, 100)] t - 16 



2 Sir WILLIAM WATSON, M.D., F.R.S. (1741) ; original 



member of the Club. Engraving by Thornthwaite, 



after a painting by Abbot [pp. 9, n, 177] 24 



3 MARTIN FOLKES, F.R.S. (1714 ; Pres. 1741-52). Engraving 



by Robert Hart, from the painting by Hogarth in the 

 possession of the Royal Society [pp. 12, 14] - -32 



4 JAMES BRADLEY, D.D., F.R.S. (1718), Astronomer Royal 



(1742-62). Engraving by E. Scriven, from the painting 

 by Richardson in the possession of the Royal Society 

 [p. 30] 40 



5 THOMAS BIRCH, D.D., F.R.S. (1734 ; Sec. 1752) ; original 



member of the Club. Engraving by I. Faber (1741), 



after the painting by J. Wills [pp. 9, u] - 48 



6 GOWIN KNIGHT, M.B., F.R.S. (1745), Principal Librarian 



of the British Museum. Painted and etched by B. 

 Wilson, 1751 [p. 13] - - 56 



*The figures placed after F.R.S. indicate the date of election into the Royal 

 Society. 



fThe figures within square brackets refer to the pages of the text where the indi- 

 viduals are more specially mentioned. For further references see Index. 



