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helped to found Inglewood Agricultural Society, a monthly club and the first 

 of its kind in the county (1838). Also gave popular lectures in science. 

 Held several important medical posts in Edinburgh, and in 1841 introduced 

 for the first time in Edinburgh the use of cod-liver oil. After his marriage 

 in 1851 he spent most of his time in archaeological researches, chiefly in 

 S. Europe, and in collecting material for and writing biographies. 



Lowry, Wilson, F.R.S. (1762-1824), b. Whitehaven. Son of a portrait 

 painter who led a wandering life, he went to London when he was 18. 

 Becoming an engraver of note, he invented several ingenious instruments, 

 e.g., a ruling machine, and others, for striking elliptic curves, and for making 

 perspective drawings. He was the first to use diamond points for ruling. 

 Spent 20 years engraving plates for Rees* Encyclopaedia. Many of his plates 

 of scientific instruments are of unequalled beauty. Elected F.R.S. , 1812. 



Morton, Dr. Chas., F.R.S. (1716-1799), b. Westmorland. Studied 

 medicine at Leyden, and practised in Kendal and London. On establishment 

 of British Museum (1756) he was appointed sub-librarian, and became 

 principal librarian in 1 776. Elected F.R.S. in 1 752, he was Secretary te the 

 Royal Society from 1760-1774. 



Nicholson, Prof. H. A., F.R.S. (1844-1899), b. Penrith. Educated 

 Appleby Grammar School and Gottingen University ; and Edinburgh 

 University. In an active life-time he held the following chairs : — Natural 

 History, Toronto (1871-74) ; Physical Science, Durham (1874-75) ; Natural 

 History, St. Andrews (1875-82) ; Natural History and Geology, Aberdeen 

 (1882-99). He had a bias towards the palaeontological side of zoology, and 

 made a special study of graptolites. Worked out the succession of palaeozoic 

 rocks of the Lake District. Wrote many text-books, including a Manual 

 of Zoology and a Manual of Palaeonotology. Died Aberdeen. 



^ NlCOLSON, Rev. Wm., F.R.S. (1655-1727), b. Plumbland, Cumberland. 

 Son of the Rector there, he studied for the Church at Oxford and on the 

 continent and, after occupying three charges in Cumberland, became Bishop 

 of Carlisle and afterwards Bishop of Deny, in Ireland. Made a hobby of 

 collecting documents and contributed much to antiquarian works. His own 

 publications included a Historical Library for England, Scotland and Ireland 

 (three separate volumes) and Border Laws. 



Owen, Sir Richard, C.B., F.R.S. (1804-1892), b. Lancaster. Son of a 

 West India merchant. Educated at Lancaster, Edinburgh University, St. 

 Bartholomew's and Paris, where he studied under Cuvier. Made his name as 

 an anatomist in 1832 with Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus. F.R.S., 1842. 

 First Hunterian Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, and first President of 

 the Microscopical Society. As Superintendent of the British Museum 

 natural history collections (1856-83) obtained their removal to S. Kensington 

 (1881). President of the British Association in 1858 (Leeds). Wrote widely 

 on all manner of subjects dealing with natural history. One of the most 

 acrimonious controversialists of his day. Died at Sheen Lodge. 



PATTINSON, H. L., F.R.S. (1796-1858), b. Alston, Cumberland. Son of a 

 Quaker retail trader, he was educated privately. Specialising in chemistry 

 and electricity, he discovered an economic method of separating silver from 



