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James Renwick (physicist)

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129: 349: 531: 226:(1840) were among the first works of their kind published in the United States. The first and third of these, along with other educational works of his, passed through multiple editions. 152:, England, on 30 May 1790. He was the son of Jane Jeffrey Renwick (1773–1850) and William Renwick (1769–1808). His paternal grandfather was James Renwick (1743–1803). 516: 40: 521: 261:
Renwick married in 1816 Margaret Anne Brevoort (1791–1868), from a wealthy and socially prominent New York family. Together, they were the parents of:
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Henry Brevoort Renwick (1817–1895), who was a mechanical engineer and inspector of steamboat engines.
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Renwick was responsible for the idea and initial design of the inclined planes on the
495: 430: 293: 195: 187: 176: 79: 486: 246: 199: 140:(30 May 1790 – 12 January 1863), was an English-American scientist and engineer. 482: 149: 60: 285:(1823–1912), who was a mechanical engineer, inventor and patent expert. 172: 271:(1818–1895), was a noted Gothic Revival architect, designer of 186:
In addition to his collegiate duties he wrote biographies of
431:"Railroad Extra, the Morris Canal and its Inclined Planes" 249:. The design of these planes were later copied for the 233:. In 1863, he was elected an Associate Fellow of the 532:
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
121: 113: 105: 97: 87: 68: 46: 30: 167:In 1820, Columbia appointed Renwick professor of 279:in Washington, D.C., among many other buildings. 8: 315: 313: 311: 309: 38: 27: 405:. Courier Dover Publications. pp.  380:. American Academy of Arts and Sciences 305: 16:English-American scientist and engineer 517:British emigrants to the United States 235:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7: 229:In 1828, Renwick was elected to the 179:, which was settled in 1842 by the 522:Columbia College (New York) alumni 321:"Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916" 14: 547:19th-century American physicists 127: 399:Kirby, Richard Shelton (1990). 552:Columbia University librarians 231:American Philosophical Society 216:Outlines of Natural Philosophy 1: 224:First Principles of Chemistry 460:. 19 January 1863. p. 2 452:"Death of Professor Renwick" 375:"Book of Members, Chapter R" 212:Treatise on the Steam-engine 527:Columbia University faculty 468:– via Newspapers.com. 568: 288:Laura Renwick (1826–1879). 18: 542:Scientists from Liverpool 126: 37: 512:American canal engineers 181:Webster-Ashburton Treaty 273:St. Patrick's Cathedral 214:(1830). His textbooks, 402:Engineering in History 109:Margaret Anne Brevoort 19:For other people, see 220:Elements of Mechanics 537:Natural philosophers 354:search.amphilsoc.org 350:"APS Member History" 296:on 12 January 1863. 275:in New York and the 148:Renwick was born in 329:Columbia University 101:Scientist, engineer 277:Smithsonian Castle 204:American Biography 169:natural philosophy 155:He graduated from 283:Edward S. Renwick 269:James Renwick Jr. 192:David Rittenhouse 135: 134: 559: 470: 469: 467: 465: 448: 442: 441: 439: 437: 427: 421: 420: 396: 390: 389: 387: 385: 379: 371: 365: 364: 362: 360: 346: 340: 339: 337: 335: 325:www.columbia.edu 317: 292:Renwick died in 157:Columbia College 131: 92:Columbia College 75: 56: 54: 42: 28: 567: 566: 562: 561: 560: 558: 557: 556: 492: 491: 479: 474: 473: 463: 461: 457:Chicago Tribune 450: 449: 445: 435: 433: 429: 428: 424: 417: 398: 397: 393: 383: 381: 377: 373: 372: 368: 358: 356: 348: 347: 343: 333: 331: 319: 318: 307: 302: 259: 243: 165: 146: 83: 82:, United States 77: 73: 72:12 January 1863 64: 58: 52: 50: 33: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 565: 563: 555: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 494: 493: 490: 489: 478: 477:External links 475: 472: 471: 443: 422: 415: 391: 366: 341: 304: 303: 301: 298: 290: 289: 286: 280: 266: 258: 255: 242: 239: 208:DeWitt Clinton 206:; a memoir of 164: 161: 145: 142: 133: 132: 124: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 78: 76:(aged 72) 70: 66: 65: 59: 48: 44: 43: 35: 34: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 564: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 499: 497: 488: 484: 483:James Renwick 481: 480: 476: 459: 458: 453: 447: 444: 432: 426: 423: 418: 412: 408: 404: 403: 395: 392: 376: 370: 367: 355: 351: 345: 342: 330: 326: 322: 316: 314: 312: 310: 306: 299: 297: 295: 294:New York City 287: 284: 281: 278: 274: 270: 267: 264: 263: 262: 257:Personal life 256: 254: 252: 248: 240: 238: 236: 232: 227: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 196:Count Rumford 193: 189: 188:Robert Fulton 184: 182: 178: 177:New Brunswick 174: 170: 162: 160: 158: 153: 151: 143: 141: 139: 138:James Renwick 130: 125: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 98:Occupation(s) 96: 93: 90: 86: 81: 80:New York City 71: 67: 62: 49: 45: 41: 36: 32:James Renwick 29: 26: 22: 21:James Renwick 487:Find a Grave 462:. Retrieved 455: 446: 434:. Retrieved 425: 401: 394: 382:. Retrieved 369: 357:. Retrieved 353: 344: 332:. Retrieved 324: 291: 260: 251:Elbląg Canal 247:Morris Canal 244: 241:Morris Canal 228: 223: 222:(1832), and 219: 215: 211: 210:(1834); and 203: 185: 166: 154: 147: 137: 136: 74:(1863-01-12) 25: 507:1863 deaths 502:1790 births 253:in Poland. 57:30 May 1790 496:Categories 436:6 February 416:0486264122 300:References 144:Early life 53:1790-05-30 159:in 1807. 150:Liverpool 122:Signature 88:Education 63:, England 61:Liverpool 464:6 August 384:18 April 218:(1822), 114:Children 407:214–215 359:7 April 334:14 June 413:  200:Sparks 194:, and 163:Career 106:Spouse 378:(PDF) 173:Maine 466:2020 438:2014 411:ISBN 386:2019 361:2021 336:2019 198:for 175:and 69:Died 47:Born 485:at 202:'s 498:: 454:. 409:. 352:. 327:. 323:. 308:^ 237:. 190:, 183:. 440:. 419:. 388:. 363:. 338:. 117:4 55:) 51:( 23:.

Index

James Renwick

Liverpool
New York City
Columbia College

Liverpool
Columbia College
natural philosophy
Maine
New Brunswick
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Robert Fulton
David Rittenhouse
Count Rumford
Sparks
DeWitt Clinton
American Philosophical Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Morris Canal
Elbląg Canal
James Renwick Jr.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Smithsonian Castle
Edward S. Renwick
New York City



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