Edward William Brayley
Edward William Brayley (born September 28, 1801 in London , † February 1, 1870 in London) was an English geographer .
His father was the antiquarian and topographer Edward Wedlake Brayley (1773-1854). He started out as an apprentice in the company of his brothers Henry and Horatio. Later studied at the London Institution and the Royal Institution with Michael Faraday and William Thomas Brande . He then became a teacher and in 1834 a librarian at the London Institution. In 1854 he was elected to the Royal Society . Since 1842 he was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society . In 1865 he became professor of physical geography and meteorology at the London Institution.
He was co-editor of the Annals of Philosophy , the Zoological Journal, and the Philosophical Magazine . The lunar crater Brayley was named after him.
Publications
- Notes on the Apparent Universality of a Principle Analogous to Regelation, on the Physical Nature of Glass, and on the Probable Existence of Water in a State Corresponding to That of Glass ; In Proceedings of the Royal Society of London , 10, 1859-1860, pp. 450ff.
Web links
- Entry to Brayley; Edward William (1802-1870); Writer on Science in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
Individual proof
- ^ Member History: Edward W. Brayley. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 18, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brayley, Edward William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1870 |
| Place of death | London |