Joseph Harris

Scientist, Artisan, Assay Master

Martin Griffiths (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2025
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-83772-300-3 (ISBN)

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Joseph Harris, elder brother of the methodist preacher Howell Harris, made important contributions to the sciences and public life of Great Britain in the eighteenth century. A protégé of Edmond Halley and an apprentice to globe and mapmakers, Harris made a lasting impression on some of the most illustrious scientists of his day, contributing to our understanding of astronomy, longitude, navigation, instrument making and optics. And, as assay master at the Royal Mint, he influenced the standardisation of weights and measures, and became a confident of politicians, Prime Ministers and Chancellors of the Exchequer. His essays on our monetary system still impact on political structures today. Remarkably, Harris also found time to make astronomical observations and teach navigational techniques for the Royal Society, and in 1761 was the only man in Wales to record the Transit of Venus.

Martin Griffiths is a professional astronomer and science communicator, an enrichment lecturer for Cunard, a member of the NASA Science Communication Guild, and a New Scientist Tour Guide.

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter One Joseph’s early life
Chapter TwoLondon and Apprenticeship
Chapter Three Caribbean Voyages
Chapter FourNavigation, Cartography and Mathematics
Chapter Five Assay Master at the Mint
Chapter Six Joseph and his Family Relationship
Chapter SevenThe Carysfort Commission
Chapter Eight The Transit of Venus
Chapter NineEconomics and Essay on Money and Coins
Chapter TenJoseph’s Final Scientific Treatise
Chapter Eleven Joseph and his Heirs
Appendix Genealogy of Joseph Harris
Endpiece A Timeline of Joseph Harris
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Scientists of Wales
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Verlagsort	Wales
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-83772-300-1 / 1837723001
ISBN-13	978-1-83772-300-3 / 9781837723003
Zustand	Neuware