James Thomson Bottomley

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James Thomson Bottomley (born January 10, 1845 in Fort Breda , County Down , † May 18, 1926 in Glasgow ) was an Irish physicist and chemist.

The son of William Bottomley and nephew of Lord Kelvin , he received his bachelor's degree from Queens College in Belfast and his master's degree from Trinity College, Dublin . In Belfast he was initially assistant to Thomas Andrews . In 1868/69 he was a demonstrator of chemistry and physics at King's College London and in 1870 assistant professor of physics in Dublin. He was Lord Kelvin's deputy at the University of Glasgow . In 1872 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

Bottomley was married twice: first to Annie Elizabeth Heap from Manchester and a second marriage to Eliza Jennet Blandy.

Publications

  • Dynamics: Theoretical Mechanics. 1877
  • On radiation from dull and bright surfaces. London 1887
  • On Thermal Radiation in Absolute Measure. 1888
  • Four figure mathematical tables: comprising logarithmic and trigonometrical tables, and tables of squares, square roots, and reciprocals.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Who's Who in Glasgow in 1909: JAMES THOMSON BOTTOMLEY
  2. ^ Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed October 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bottomley, James Thomson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish physicist and chemist
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Breda , County Down
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1926
Place of death Glasgow