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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 16 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 16 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Draper , John William , 1811 - (search)
Draper, John William, 1811-
Scientist; born in St. Helen's, near Liverpool, England, May 5, 1811; was educated in scientific studies at chemical studies in the University of Pennsylvania, where
John William Draper. he took the degree of M. D. He became (1836-39) Professor o y, and Physiology in Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia.
From 1839 Dr. Draper was connected, as professor, with the University of the City of N s also president of the scientific department of the university.
Dr. Draper was one of the most patient, careful, and acute of scientific inv ican Civil War, in 3 volumes, appeared between 1867 and 1870.
To Dr. Draper are due many fundamental facts concerning the phenomena of the sp he distribution of heat and of chemical force in the spectrum.
Dr. Draper's researches materially aided in perfecting Daguerre's great discre's great discovery.
In 1876 the Rumford gold medal was bestowed upon Dr. Draper by the American Academy of Sciences.
He died Jan. 4, 1882.
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