...instrumental in establishing the Pharmaceutical Society, and he was the president of this institution at the time of his death. Besides his public labours as a practical chemist, astronomy was a private study which he pursued with much delight in his hours of relaxation. Many years...

...papers read before learned societies. His carefully written communications to the American Oriental Society — of which he was President at the time of his death, and one of the chief supports from its foundation — were of great and lasting value. The same is...

...auspices of two scientific institutions to which he belonged. One of those was the American Philosophical Society, of which he was President at the time of his death. Under the direction of that body, his commemorator was very appropriately the Honorable William Tilghman,...

...LLOYD. IN MEMORY OF DANIEL SHARPE, OF BROAD STREET BUILDINGS, MERCHANT; AND FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, OF WHICH HE WAS PRESIDENT AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. HE DIED ON THE 8 1 ST MAY, 1856; IN CONSEQUENCE OF A FALL FROM HIS HORSE, IN THE 51ST YEAR OF HIS AGE....

...'Transactions' for 1829 also contain a paper by him, based on elaborate experiments and calculaB tions, concerning the changes produced by respiration on...astronomy, and was one of the original members of the Royal Astronomical Society. In connection with this science, he published in 1815 a small work...

...practicability of passing an electric E:-SEBT WILLIAM ALLEN, FRS Born August 29, 1770. Died December 30, 1843. William Allen, the eminent chemist, was born in London....astronomy, and was one of the original members of the Royal Astronomical Society. In connection with this science, he published, in 1815,. a small work...

...diamond with charcoal ; these discoveries are recorded in the ' Philosophical Transactions' of the Eoyal Society, of which he became a member in 1807. The...astronomy, and was one of the original members of the Royal Astronomical Society. In connection with this science, he published, in 1815, a small work...

...diamond with charcoal; these discoveries are recorded in the ' Philosophical Transactions' of the Eoyal Society, of which he became a member in 1807. The...astronomy, and was one of the original members of the Royal Astronomical Society. In connec-tion with this science, he published, in 1815, a small work...

...calculations which he had made on the changes produced on atmospheric air and other gases by respiration. Mr. Allen was mainly instrumental in establishing...in his hours of relaxation the study of astronomy. Many years before his death, Mr. Allen purchased an estate near Liiid field, Sussex, and withdrew from...

...was able to render important services to learning, especially in connection with the Koynl Asiatic Society, of which he was President at the time of his death. In this post his appreciation of various branches of Oriental knowledge was of the highest value. It...