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James Glaisher

Born

in Rotherhithe, London, England, The United Kingdom

April 07, 1809

Died

February 07, 1903

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Glaisher

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Science, Meteorology, Aeronautics

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James Glaisher FRS (7 April 1809 – 7 February 1903) was an English meteorologist and aeronaut.

Born in Rotherhithe, the son of a London watchmaker, Glaisher was a Junior assistant at the Cambridge Observatory from 1833 to 1835 before moving to the Royal Greenwich Observatories, where he served as Superintendent of the Department of Meteorology and Magnetism at Greenwich for thirty-four years.

In 1845, Glaisher published his dew point tables, for the measurement of humidity. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1849.

He was a founder member of the Meteorological Society (1850) and the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (1866). He was president of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1867 to 1868.

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	The Aeronauts: Travels in the Air by James Glaisher, Camille Flammarion, Wilfrid de Fonvielle 2.93 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1871 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels in the Air by James Glaisher, Camille Flammarion, Wilfrid de Fonvielle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volumes 22-23 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 1 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 6 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 7 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 10 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 28 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 2 by James Glaisher, Royal Meteorological Society (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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