Baas Meeting
by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
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Baas Meeting
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Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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BAAS meeting, Southampton. Artwork showing various attendees of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) meeting at Southampton, September 1846. Several eminent scientists are present, but the three central figures are the ones at the centre of each row. From top to bottom: astronomer John Herschel (1792-1871); physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867); and Foreign Secretary and future Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865). This meeting opened with Herschel making a valedictory address as President. This artwork is from the 19 September 1846 edition of 'The Illustrated London News'.
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October 2nd, 2018
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