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Robert Harrington (writer)

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120: 105:'The Death-warrant of the French Theory of Chemistry With a Theory fully … accounting for all the Phenomena. Also a full … Investigation of … Galvanism, and Strictures upon the Chemical Opinions of Messrs. Weiglet, Cruickshanks, Davy, Leslie, Count Rumford, and Dr. Thompson; likewise Remarks upon Mr. Dalton's late Theory and other Observations,' 1804, 8vo. 108:
An Elucidation and Extension of the Harringtonian System of Chemistry, explaining all the Phenomena without one single Anomaly,' London, 1819. The Harringtonian system of the atmosphere was defended and developed in the *'Medical Spectator,' 1794, attributed to Dr. John Sherwin (Nichols, Lit. Anecd.
90:'A Treatise on Air: containing New Experiments and Thoughts on Combustion; a full investigation of M. Lavoisier's System … proving … its erroneous principles,' London; 1791 . This work was published under the pseudonym of 'Richard Bewley, M.D.' (ib. 2nd ser. vi. 435, xiv. 462). 96:'A New System on Fire and Planetary Life, showing that the Sun and Planets are inhabited, and that they enjoy the same Temperament as our Earth : also an Elucidation of the Phenomena of Electricity and Magnetism,' 1796, 8vo (ib. xxii. 107). 85:
Cavendish, Lavoisier, and Kerwan … to prove that their … opinions of Inflammable and Dephlogisticated Airs forming Water, and the Acids being compounded of different Airs, are fallacious,' London, 1786.
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before 1781. He practised at Carlisle, where in 1810 he resided in Abbey Street (Picture of Carlisle, 1810, p. 131), and was still alive in 1815. Harrington was a believer in
163: 168: 102:'Experiments and Observations onVolta's Electric Pile. … Also Observations on Dr. Herschell's Papers on Light and Heat,' Carlisle, 1801. 146: 75:'Philosophical and Experimental Inquiry into the First and General Principles of Life,' London, 1781 (Monthly Review, lxvi. 98). 60: 173: 93:'Chemical Essays … with Observations and Strictures on Dr. Priestley,' &c., London, 1794 (ib. vi. 435). 129: 99:'Some New Experiments, with Observations upon Heat … also Letter to Henry Cavendish, esq.,' London, 1798. 78:'Thoughts on the Properties and Formations of different kinds of Air,' London, 1785 (ib. lxxiv. 449). 68: 137: 157: 124: 109:
ix. 150). Harrington's critics speak of his uncouth style and desultory reasoning.
51:(fl. 1815) was an English eccentric writer on natural philosophy, and physician. 141: 64: 123: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 71:'s theory of combustion and other discoveries. He published: 179:
Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Company of Surgeons of London
Phlogiston
Antoine Lavoisier
public domain
Rigg, James McMullen
Harrington, Robert
Stephen, Leslie
Lee, Sidney
Dictionary of National Biography
Categories
19th-century English medical doctors
19th-century English male writers
Philosophy writers
Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

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