242 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



Presented by 

 John Dalton, D.C.L., F.R.S. (1766-1844). A Memorial Committee, 1841 



f Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in New College, Manchester, 

 I7S:; 9, Founder of the atomic theory in Chemistry. Elected F.R.S. 1822 ; 

 awarded the rtr>t Royal medal in 182C>. 

 By B. K. Faulkner. 



Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., Pres.R.S. (1778-1829). Lady Davy, 1829 



Chemist and Physicist: discoverer of the alkali metals. Elected F.R.S. 1803; 



Btary l(7-12: President 1820-7. (See also p. 203.) 

 By Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. 



William Derham, D.D., F.R.S. (1657-1735). George Scott, Esq. 



Kminent Divine, Natural and Experimental Philosopher. Published many of 

 John Ray's MSS. Elected F.R.S. 1702, and contributed forty-five papers to the 

 ' Philosophical Transactions'. 

 By G. White. 



Rene Descartes (1596-1650). Dr. Maty, 1776 



(u-eat Mathematician and Philosopher. 

 A copy after Franz Hals. 



John Dollond, F.R.S. (1706-61). George Dollond, Esq., F.R.S., 1842 



Practical Optician. Copley Medallist 1758. Inventor of the achromatic 

 telex-ope and the modern heliometer. Elected F.R.S. 1761. 



By W. F. Witherington, R.A., from the original by Wilson in the 

 Greenwich Observatory. 



Sir John Evans, K.C.B., F.R.S. (1823-1908). Subscribers, 1900 



Archaeologist, (Jeolo^ist, Numismatist, and Antiquary. Author of volumes on 

 stone and hron/e implements, and on ancient coins. Elected F.R.S. 1864; 



TreaMirer 187H-U8 



By A. S. Cope, A.R.A. 



John Evelyn, F.R.S. (1620-1706). Mrs. Evelyn, 1707 



Kminent Virtuoso and Diarist. Commissioner for Privy Seal 1685-7. Active 

 promoter and original Fellow of the R.S., and Secretary from 1673 to 1675. 

 By Sir Godfrey Kneller. 



Sir William Fairbairn, F.R.S. (1789-1874). Sir W. Fairbairn, 1874 



Kiitriiu-rr. 1'n-. Brit. As>oc. 1861 ; Pres. Just. Mech. Eng. 1854. Elected 

 F.R.S. 1H.V). 



IK B. H. Faulkner. 



Michael Faraday, F.R.S. (1791-1867). J. P. Gassiot, F.R.S., 1873 



Cliniii-t and Natural Philosopher. Spent .his , life at the Royal Institution, 

 uit to Sir H. Davy. After early discoveries in chemistry, 

 itrcl the modern -cience of electricity and magnetism. Scientific adviser to 

 Trinity H...IM- 1 .";. Klected F.R.S. 18LM; declined the Presidency. 

 By A. Hlaiklcv. 



