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Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan

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76: 346: 95:, London, 1778. Magellan settled in London soon afterwards. He was for some time engaged in superintending the construction of a set of astronomical and meteorological instruments for the court of Madrid, which he described in 1779. He devoted his last years to the construction of instruments including thermometers and barometers. He made a clock for the blind 110:. Magellan never recovered the money. He died on 7 February 1790, after more than a year's illness and was buried in Islington churchyard. Although there are claims that, due to his laxity and unorthodoxy, he renounced his faith, his correspondence and other sources confirm he never gave up Catholicism. 57:, Portugal, on 4 November 1722. He seems to have been brought up at Lisbon, where he became a monk of the order of St. Augustine, and was pursuing his studies in the Portuguese capital when the city was destroyed by the 306: 359: 188:, who published them in English in 1790. Magellan's French version of the memoirs appeared after his death, and letters of Magellan to Benyowsky were published in 72:. Magellan was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1774, and was a corresponding member of the academies of science in Paris, Madrid, and St. Petersburg. 132: 401: 391: 96: 64:
At age 40 Magellan abandoned the monastic life. About 1764 he appears to have reached England and was in communication with Da Costa of the
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in 1766. For some time he acted as tutor on continental tours, and made the acquaintance of leading scholars of the day, especially in the
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Description et Usages des nouveaux Baromètres pour mesurer la Hauteur des Montagnes et la Profondeur des Mines
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a few days before his death on 2 July. He added a postscript describing his visit to Du Presle's
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The Private Life and Character of Physicist John Hyacinth de Magellan (1722-1790)
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Essai sur la nouvelle Théorie du Feu élémentaire, et de la Chaleur des Corps
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Astronomical clock made by Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan, now in Helsinki
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Collection de différens Traités sur des Instrumens d'Astronomie
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Description of a Glass Apparatus for Making Mineral Waters
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173:, 1778–83. On the title-page of his translation of 102:Among Magellan's friends was the Hungarian count 163:Mémoires de Maurice Auguste, Comte de Benyowsky 368:. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 283:. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 195:In 1784, Magellan was elected a member of the 93:Relation des derniers Jours de J. J. Rousseau 8: 230:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 184:Magellan gave Count Benyovszky's memoirs to 224:Home, R. W. "Magellan, Jean Hyacinthe de". 129:Description des Octants et Sextants Anglois 227:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 216: 157:An Essay towards a System of Mineralogy 263: 261: 259: 257: 255: 253: 97:Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg 7: 169:Magellan also wrote articles in the 274:"Magellan, Jean Hyacinthe de"  192:'s edition of the count's memoirs. 25: 207:in 1786 by a grant given by him. 365:Dictionary of National Biography 344: 280:Dictionary of National Biography 205:American Philosophical Society 197:American Philosophical Society 1: 118:Magellan's major works were: 83:In June 1778 Magellan was at 402:Fellows of the Royal Society 392:People from Aveiro, Portugal 244:UK public library membership 360:Magellan, Jean Hyacinthe de 18:John Hyacinth de Magalhaens 428: 28:Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan 36:João Jacinto de Magalhães 141:, 1777; 3rd edit. 1783. 331:The Magellanic Premium 236:10.1093/ref:odnb/17780 175:Axel Fredrik Cronstedt 80: 35: 412:Portuguese scientists 199:in Philadelphia. The 89:Jean-Jacques Rousseau 78: 407:Natural philosophers 311:search.amphilsoc.org 307:"APS Member History" 179:System of Mineralogy 38:) (1722–1790) was a 171:Journal de Physique 43:natural philosopher 397:Augustinian friars 201:Magellanic Premium 104:Maurice Benyovszky 81: 59:earthquake of 1755 242:(Subscription or 186:William Nicholson 16:(Redirected from 419: 369: 348: 347: 333: 328: 322: 321: 319: 317: 303: 297: 291: 285: 284: 276: 265: 248: 247: 239: 221: 21: 427: 426: 422: 421: 420: 418: 417: 416: 372: 371: 358:, ed. (1893). " 354: 345: 337: 336: 329: 325: 315: 313: 305: 304: 300: 292: 288: 267: 266: 251: 241: 223: 222: 218: 213: 131:, dedicated to 116: 53:He was born in 51: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 425: 423: 415: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 374: 373: 342: 341: 335: 334: 323: 298: 286: 271:, ed. (1893). 249: 215: 214: 212: 209: 167: 166: 160: 154: 148: 142: 136: 126: 115: 112: 50: 47: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 424: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 379: 377: 370: 367: 366: 361: 357: 352: 351:public domain 339: 338: 332: 327: 324: 312: 308: 302: 299: 296: 290: 287: 282: 281: 275: 270: 264: 262: 260: 258: 256: 254: 250: 245: 237: 233: 229: 228: 220: 217: 210: 208: 206: 202: 198: 193: 191: 187: 182: 180: 176: 172: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 130: 127: 124: 121: 120: 119: 113: 111: 109: 105: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 77: 73: 71: 67: 66:Royal Society 62: 60: 56: 48: 46: 44: 41: 37: 33: 29: 19: 363: 343: 326: 314:. Retrieved 310: 301: 289: 278: 225: 219: 194: 183: 178: 170: 168: 162: 156: 150: 144: 138: 128: 122: 117: 101: 92: 85:Ermenonville 82: 63: 52: 27: 26: 387:1790 deaths 382:1722 births 356:Lee, Sidney 340:Attribution 269:Lee, Sidney 125:, 1775–80. 70:Netherlands 376:Categories 316:8 December 246:required.) 108:Madagascar 40:Portuguese 32:Portuguese 190:Mór Jókai 353::  159:, 1788. 153:, 1780. 147:, 1779. 135:, 1775. 240: 133:Turgot 55:Aveiro 211:Notes 114:Works 318:2020 49:Life 362:". 232:doi 177:'s 378:: 309:. 277:. 252:^ 61:. 45:. 34:: 320:. 238:. 234:: 165:. 30:( 20:)

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John Hyacinth de Magalhaens
Portuguese
Portuguese
natural philosopher
Aveiro
earthquake of 1755
Royal Society
Netherlands

Ermenonville
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg
Maurice Benyovszky
Madagascar
Turgot
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
William Nicholson
Mór Jókai
American Philosophical Society
Magellanic Premium
American Philosophical Society
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/17780
UK public library membership




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