It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by MARC Bot
September 30, 2020 | History
Edit

Benjamin Wilson

We need a photo of Benjamin Wilson

British painter and scientist (1721-1788)

Born 1721
Died 1788

17 works Add another?

  • Cover of: A treatise on electricity
    Preview

    First published in 1750 — 4 editions
    Read

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: An account of experiments made at the Pantheon on the nature and use of conductors: to which are added, some new experiments with the Leyden phial : read at the meetings of the Royal Society

    First published in 1778 — 2 editions
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A series of experiments relating to phosphori and the prismatic colours they are found to exhibit in the dark: By B. Wilson, F.R.S.... Together with a translation of two memoirs, from the Bologna acts, upon the same subject, By J.B. Beccari,...

    First published in 1775 — 2 editions
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A series of experiments relating to phosphori and the prismatic colours they are found to exhibit in the dark
    Preview

    First published in 1775 — 2 editions
    Read

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: An essay towards an explication of the phænomena of electricity, deduced from the æther of Sir Isaac Newton: contained in three papers which were read before the Royal-society

    First published in 1746 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: An essay towards an explication of the phaenomena of electricity, deduced from the aether of Sir Isaac Newton: contained in three papers which were read before the Royal-Society

    First published in 1747 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Further observations upon lightning: together with some experiments

    First published in 1774 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Observations upon lightning, and the method of securing buildings from it's effects: in a letter to Sir Charles Frederick, &c. &c. &c

    First published in 1773 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Observations upon lightning, and the method of securing buildings from its effects. In a letter to Sir Charles Frederick, &c. &c. &c
    Preview

    First published in 1773 — 1 edition
    Read

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: An essay towards an explication of the phænomena of electricity: deduced from the æther of Sir Isaac Newton, contained in three papers which were read before the Royal Society

    First published in 1746 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: An essay towards an explication of the phænomena of electricity, deduced from the æther of Sir Isaac Newton, contained in three papers which were read before the Royal-Society. By Benjamin Wilson

    First published in 1746 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A letter from Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F.R.S. ... to Mr. Æpinus, ... read at the Royal Society December 23, 1763, and March 1764

    First published in 1764 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A letter to Mr. Euler, professor of philosophy, and member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Petersbourg,... &c. Read at the Royal Society, June 3, 1779

    First published in 1779 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A letter to the Marquis of Rockingham, with some observations on the effects of lightening. Read at the Royal Society July 28, and November 8, 1764

    First published in 1765 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Observations upon lightning: and the method of securing buildings from it's effects, in a letter to Sir Charles Frederick, &c.&c.&c. by B. Wilson, F.R.S. ... and others.

    First published in 1773 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Observations upon lightning, and the methods of securing buildings from its effects: in a letter to Sir Charles Frederick, &c. &c. &c.

    First published in 1773 — 1 edition
    Locate

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: A short view of electricity
    Preview

    First published in 1780 — 1 edition
    Read

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

We need a photo of Benjamin Wilson

British painter and scientist (1721-1788)

Born 1721
Died 1788

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Electricity, Early works to 1850, Lightning protection, Influence, Lightning conductors, Color, Lightning, Phosphorescence, Phosphors

People

Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727)

Lists

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 18, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Miami University of Ohio MARC record