Sir William Snow Harris (1 April 1791 – 22 January 1867) was a British physician and electrical researcher, nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris, and...
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William or Will or Willie Harris may refer to: William Harris (born 1504) (1504–?), MP for Newport, Cornwall William Harris (died 1556), MP for Maldon...
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scientific realm by the English physician and electrical researcher William Snow Harris in 1843, and French Academy scientist François Arago in 1855. This...
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the first to be fitted with the lightning conductor invented by William Snow Harris. FitzRoy spared no expense in her fitting out, which included 22...
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when lightning was anticipated, and had a low success rate. In 1820 William Snow Harris invented a successful system for fitting lightning protection to...
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Stevenson, On the history, construction, and illumination of lighthouses William Snow Harris, On Galvanism Thomas Roger Smith (1861) Acoustics "Weale, John" ...
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Fellowship of the Royal Society by such distinguished men as William Thomas Brande, William Snow Harris and Charles Wheatstone. Grove also attracted the attention...
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spinning jenny John Harington (1561–1612), UK – the flush toilet William Snow Harris (1791–1867), UK – much improved naval Lightning rods John Harrison...
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sensitive balances measuring the attraction between charged disks. William Snow Harris is credited with the invention of this instrument, which was further...
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Lord Kelvin (redirect from William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin)
As early as 1845 he pointed out that the experimental results of William Snow Harris were in accordance with the laws of Coulomb. In the Memoirs of the...
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Snow White & the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy action-adventure film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm...
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13s. 4d. (roughly equivalent to £212,366 in 2023) was made by Sir Joseph William Copley in 1881, and the interest from that amount is used to pay for the...
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was one of the first to test the lightning conductor invented by William Snow Harris. FitzRoy obtained five examples of the Sympiesometer, a kind of mercury-free...
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classical and Persian scholar who translated Dante, and the electrician William Snow Harris. There was a charitable trust founded in 1732 by the will of a Plymouth...
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electric relay. Samuel Morse develops the Morse code. Copley Medal: William Snow Harris Wollaston Medal: Gideon Mantell March 12 – Simon Newcomb (died 1909)...
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IV (1991). Harris received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for his role in The Snow Goose (1971)...
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"Beneath Still Waters". Harris had a continued string of commercially and critically successful albums like Roses in the Snow (1980), Evangeline (1981)...
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lieutenant, he joined the Northwest Passage expedition led by Captain William Edward Parry, aboard HMS Hecla. He made various scientific observations...
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William Henry FRS (12 December 1774 – 2 September 1836) was an English chemist. He was the son of Thomas Henry and was born in Manchester England. He...
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actor William Snow Harris, electrical engineer Jonathan Nash Hearder, electrical engineer John Stevens Henslow, botanist and geologist William Jackson...
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from the Inuit to the Maori. The magazine's authors have included: William Snow Harris, who in the 1840s published a series of articles on lightning conductors...
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Theoretical Explanation of an apparent new Polarity of Light". 1839 William Snow Harris, "Inquiries concerning the Elementary Laws of Electricity". 1838...
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Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television...
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Flowers for Mrs. Harris Music 1975, Music Inspired by The Snow Goose, album by the British progressive rock band Camel, based on The Snow Goose Ivins, Molly...
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Davenport is a step-cousin of Damian, Jared, and Jamie Harris, her sons from her marriage to Richard Harris.[citation needed] His parents divorced when he was...
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Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140...
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Rhayader (Richard Harris), a lighthouse keeper in the fishing village Great Marsh in Essex. The two meet as Rhayader helps Fritha care for a snow goose she has...
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The Snow Goose, directed by Patrick Garland, was broadcast on BBC television. This film, from a screenplay by Gallico, features Richard Harris and Jenny...
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Cambridge Thomas Maxwell Harris 1948-03-18 8 January 1903 – 1 May 1983 William Anthony Harris 2007-05-17 William Snow Harris 1831-06-02 1 April 1791 –...
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relationship. Stephen Metcalfe, upon whose play Strange Snow (1982) the film was based, wrote the screenplay. Harris was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance...
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