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James Glaisher

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James Glaisher FRS (7 April 1809 – 7 February 1903) was an English meteorologist, aeronaut and astronomer. [1]

35 relations: Berlin scientific balloon flights, C/1874 H1, Cecilia Glaisher, Charles Vincent Walker, Discovery of Neptune, February 1903, Flight altitude record, Glaisher, Glaisher (crater), Hendon Aerodrome, Henry Tracey Coxwell, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, July 1901, List of balloonists, List of Cambridge mathematicians, List of craters on the Moon: G–K, List of English Heritage blue plaques in London, List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1849, List of Fellows of the Royal Society G, H, I, List of people from the London Borough of Lewisham, Microform, Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Meteorological Society, Samuel Charles Whitbread, Samuel Joseph Mackie, Timeline of aviation – 19th century, Timeline of snowflake research, Tom Harper (director), West Midlands (region), 1809 in science, 1809 in the United Kingdom, 1903, 1903 in science, 1903 in the United Kingdom, 20 Dartmouth Hill.

Berlin scientific balloon flights

The Berlin scientific balloon flights (Berliner wissenschaftliche Luftfahrten) were a series of 65 manned and 29 unmanned balloon flights carried out between 1888 and 1899 by the German Society for the Promotion of Aeronautics to investigate the atmosphere above the planetary boundary layer.

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C/1874 H1

C/1874 H1 (Coggia) is a famous non-periodic comet, which in the summer of 1874 could be seen by naked eye observation.

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Cecilia Glaisher

Cecilia Glaisher (20 April 1828 – 28 December 1892) was an English amateur photographer, artist, illustrator and print-maker, working in the 1850s world of Victorian science and natural history.

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Charles Vincent Walker

Charles Vincent Walker FRS (20 March 1812 – 24 December 1882) was an English electrical engineer and publisher, a major influence on the development of railway telecommunications, he was also the first person to send a submarine telegraph signal.

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Discovery of Neptune

The planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed.

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February 1903

The following events occurred in February 1903.

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Flight altitude record

This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere, set since the age of ballooning.

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Glaisher

Glaisher is a surname, and may refer to.

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Glaisher (crater)

Glaisher is a lunar impact crater that is located in the region of terrain that forms the southwest border of Mare Crisium.

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Hendon Aerodrome

Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in London, England, that was an important centre for aviation from 1908 to 1968.

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Henry Tracey Coxwell

Henry Tracey Coxwell (2 March 1819, Wouldham, Kent – 5 January 1900, Lewes, Sussex, England), was an English aeronaut.

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James Whitbread Lee Glaisher

James Whitbread Lee Glaisher FRS FRSE FRAS (5 November 1848, Lewisham – 7 December 1928, Cambridge), son of James Glaisher the meteorologist and Cecilia Glaisher the photographer, was a prolific English mathematician and astronomer.

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July 1901

The following events occurred in July 1901.

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List of balloonists

This is a list of notable balloonists.

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List of Cambridge mathematicians

A list of mathematicians, past and present, with associations with the University of Cambridge.

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List of craters on the Moon: G–K

The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for.

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List of English Heritage blue plaques in London

This is a list of the approximately 938 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1849

Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1849.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society G, H, I

About 8,000 Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society of London since its inception in 1660.

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List of people from the London Borough of Lewisham

Among those who were born in the London Borough of Lewisham, or have dwelt within the borders of the borough are.

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Microform

Microforms are scaled-down reproductions of documents, typically either films or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing.

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Royal Aeronautical Society

The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.

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Royal Meteorological Society

The Royal Meteorological Society is a long-established institution that promotes academic and public engagement in weather and climate science.

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Samuel Charles Whitbread

Samuel Charles Whitbread (16 February 1796 – 27 May 1879) was a British Member of Parliament, member of the Whitbread brewing family and founding president of the Royal Meteorological Society.

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Samuel Joseph Mackie

Samuel Joseph Mackie FGS, FSA (21 January 1823 – 31 May 1902), was a British geologist, inventor, and editor.

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Timeline of aviation – 19th century

This is a list of aviation-related events during the 19th century (1 January 1801 – 31 December 1900).

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Timeline of snowflake research

The hexagonal snowflake, a crystalline formation of ice, has intrigued people throughout history.

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Tom Harper (director)

Tom Harper (born 7 January 1980 in London) is a BAFTA-nominated English film director best known for his work on The Scouting Book for Boys, Peaky Blinders and the BBC TV mini-series War & Peace.

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West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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1809 in science

The year 1809 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1809 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1809 in the United Kingdom.

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1903

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1903 in science

The year 1903 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1903 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1903 in the United Kingdom.

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20 Dartmouth Hill

20 Dartmouth Hill is a Grade II listed building at 20 Dartmouth Hill, Blackheath, London, SE10.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Glaisher

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