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Edward Robert Festing

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of a number of organic and inorganic chemical compounds. In 1881, they established that the absorption bands were associated with groups of atoms in the molecules rather than the entire molecule. They postulated the correlation of different bands to specific groupings, for instance the
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Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its history, people, commerce, industries and resources
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He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery His grave has no headstone or marker.
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list on 1 January 1900 (the order was gazetted on 16 January 1900), and he was invested by
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Joachim Schummer, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, and Brigitte van Tiggelen (editors),
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Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756–1900
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in 1864. He became one of two assistant directors at the
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Abney and E. R. Festing, 14: 498:Dictionary of National Biography 451:. 16 January 1900. p. 285. 186:Richard Arthur Grindall Festing 545:Director of the Science Museum 1: 345:The Public Image of Chemistry 305:Edward Robert Festing (9522) 628:Fellows of the Royal Society 583:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 180:(1837–1902), who became the 88:at the age of only fifteen. 68:. He was transferred to the 37:, and first Director of the 492:"Festing, John Wogan"  318:Colour Photometry. Part III 231:Colour Photometry. Part III 93:William de Wiveleslie Abney 654: 136:Victoria and Albert Museum 551: 542: 536: 531: 122:E. R. Festing joined the 115:and undertook a range of 593:Royal Engineers officers 128:South Kensington Museum 124:South Kensington Museum 385:Science Museum, London 332:10.1098/rsta.1892.0014 245:10.1098/rsta.1892.0014 141:Festing was elected a 70:Royal Military Academy 204:Selected publications 188:, who worked for the 155:1900 New Year Honours 66:King's College School 47:infrared spectroscopy 18:Edward Robert Festing 427:"New Year Honours". 132:Philip Cunliffe-Owen 56:Festing was born in 45:. He contributed to 212:and E. R. Festing, 182:Bishop of St Albans 555:William Isaac Last 462:"Court Circular". 448:The London Gazette 178:John Wogan Festing 100:absorption spectra 49:research with Sir 561: 560: 552:Succeeded by 532:Cultural offices 358:978-981-277-584-9 224:The Royal Society 165:on 1 March 1900. 151:Order of the Bath 645: 613:English curators 608:Color scientists 598:English chemists 537:Preceded by 529: 523: 510: 504: 503: 500:(2nd supplement) 494: 483: 477: 474: 468: 467: 459: 453: 452: 439: 433: 432: 424: 418: 416:10.1038/034129a0 402: 396: 371: 365: 350:World Scientific 340: 334: 314: 308: 302: 293: 291:10.1038/089299b0 275: 266: 261: 184:. He had a son, 28: 653: 652: 648: 647: 646: 644: 643: 642: 603:Spectroscopists 563: 562: 557: 548: 540: 527: 526: 512:Arnold Wright, 511: 507: 485: 484: 480: 475: 471: 461: 460: 456: 441: 440: 436: 426: 425: 421: 403: 399: 372: 368: 341: 337: 315: 311: 303: 296: 276: 269: 262: 258: 253: 206: 196:. He died from 174: 86:Royal Engineers 58:Frome, Somerset 20: 12: 11: 5: 651: 649: 641: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 618:Festing family 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 565: 564: 559: 558: 553: 550: 541: 538: 534: 533: 525: 524: 505: 489:, ed. (1912). 478: 469: 454: 434: 419: 397: 366: 335: 309: 294: 267: 255: 254: 252: 249: 248: 247: 227: 210:W. de W. Abney 205: 202: 173: 170: 163:Windsor Castle 159:Queen Victoria 119:measurements. 53:in the 1880s. 39:Science Museum 16:Major-General 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 650: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 570: 568: 556: 547: 546: 535: 530: 521: 517: 516: 509: 506: 501: 499: 493: 488: 482: 479: 473: 470: 465: 458: 455: 450: 449: 444: 438: 435: 430: 423: 420: 417: 413: 409: 408: 401: 398: 394: 393:0-901805-19-X 390: 386: 382: 381: 375: 374:David Follett 370: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 346: 339: 336: 333: 329: 325: 324: 319: 313: 310: 307:, PhpGedView. 306: 301: 299: 295: 292: 288: 284: 283: 279: 274: 272: 268: 265: 260: 257: 250: 246: 242: 238: 237: 232: 228: 225: 221: 220: 215: 211: 208: 207: 203: 201: 199: 198:heart failure 195: 191: 190:Civil Service 187: 183: 179: 171: 169: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 147:Royal Society 144: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 110: 106: 101: 98: 94: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 54: 52: 51:William Abney 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 23: 19: 543: 513: 508: 496: 481: 472: 463: 457: 446: 437: 428: 422: 405: 400: 377: 369: 343: 338: 321: 312: 280: 263: 259: 234: 217: 175: 167: 153:(CB) in the 140: 121: 109:nitrobenzene 90: 55: 31:army officer 17: 15: 578:1912 deaths 573:1839 births 487:Lee, Sidney 443:"No. 27154" 380:Henry Lyons 105:nitro group 567:Categories 549:1893–1904 251:References 113:photometer 82:lieutenant 76:and then " 62:Carshalton 464:The Times 429:The Times 395:. 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Index

CB
FRS
army officer
chemist
Science Museum
London
infrared spectroscopy
William Abney
Frome, Somerset
Carshalton
King's College School
Royal Military Academy
Woolwich
gazetted
lieutenant
Royal Engineers
William de Wiveleslie Abney
infrared
absorption spectra
nitro group
nitrobenzene
photometer
colour
South Kensington Museum
South Kensington Museum
Philip Cunliffe-Owen
Victoria and Albert Museum
Fellow
Royal Society
Order of the Bath

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