Henry Home Blackadder

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Henry Home Blackadder (*?; † January 13, 1830 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish surgeon and meteorologist .

Blackadder studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh . From 1813 he assisted in the Army Hospital, from 1815 to 1818 as Assistant Surgeon (assistant surgeon). In 1818 he completed his studies in Edinburgh with an MD. In addition to his medical work, Blackadder dealt with meteorology, in particular with the observation of condensation phenomena and the construction of instruments for recording temperatures during the absence of observers. He published his results in Edinburgh scientific journals.

In 1826 Blackadder was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

bibliography

  • 1818 Observations on phagedæna gangrænosa ; In two parts
  • 1823 On the formation of dew. ; The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal XI, 1824, pp. 51-64
  • 1825 On some Phenomena of vertical and of lateral Mirage observed at King George's Bastion, Leigh ; Edinburgh Journal of Science III, 1825, pages 13-15
  • 1825 Of unusual atmospheric refraction ; Edinburgh Philosophical Journal XIII, pp. 66-72
  • 1825 On the Action of certain Fluids on hydrophobic Substances of an Animal and Vegetable origin ; Edinburgh Philosophical Journal XIII, 1825, pages 240-244
  • 1826 On the Construction of Meteorological Instruments so as to Register their indications during the Absence of an Observer at any given instant or at successive intervals of time ; Edinburgh Journal of Science III, 1825 pp. 251-256; Edinburgh Royal Society Transactions X, 1826, pp. 337-348; Edinburg New Philosophical Journal I, 1826, pages 238-242
  • 1826 Observations on the changes which take place in Mercurial Thermometers ; Edinburgh Journal of Science V, 1826, pages 47-48
  • 1826 Remarks on an optical phenomenon observed at sunrise from the summit of Mount Aetna ; Edinburgh Journal of Science V, 1826, pp. 227-231
  • 1826 On certain circumstances connected with the condensation of atmospheric humidity on solid surfaces ; Edinburgh Philosophical Journal XIV, 1826, pp. 81-91, 240-252
  • 1826 On the combustion of alcoholic fluids, oil and like in lamps with observation on the color and constitution of Flame ; Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal I, 1826, pp. 52-66; Gill, Technical Repos. X., 1827, pp. 164-180
  • 1826 On the Constitution of Flame ; Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal I, 1826, pp. 224-236
  • 1826 Description of a new Register Thermomenter, without indesx ; the principle being applicable to the most delicate Mercurial Thermometers; Edinburgh Royal Society Transactions X., 1826, pp. 440-442; Edinburgh Journal of Science V., 1826, pp. 92-94

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d C. D. Waterston and A. Macmillan Shearer: Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1783-2002. (PDF) (No longer available online.) 2006, p. 87 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 10, 2019 (English, ISBN 0 902 198 84 X ).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.rse.org.uk
  2. ↑ a b Royal Society of London: Catalog of Scientific Papers (1800-1863); Compiled and Published by the Royal Society of London . George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1867, p. 402 .
personal data
SURNAME Blackadder, Henry Home
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blackadder, Henry; Blackadder, Henry H .; Blackadder, HH; Blackadder, H. Home
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish surgeon and meteorologist
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1830
Place of death Edinburgh