Joseph Harris : Scientist, Artisan, Assay Master

Name: Joseph Harris
Brand: University of Wales Press
SKU: 9781837723003
Price: 3050 KES
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ISBN: 9781837723003

by Martin Griffiths

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Scientists of Wales

ISBN-10 1837723001

ISBN-13 9781837723003

Publisher University of Wales Press

Imprint University of Wales Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 15th, 2025

Print length 176 Pages

Weight 236 grams

Dimensions 13.80 x 21.60 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Biography: science, technology & medicine Biography: science, technology and medicine History of science

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Joseph Harris, elder brother of the methodist preacher Howell Harris, made important contributions to the sciences and public life of Great Britain in the eighteenth century. A protégé of Edmond Halley and an apprentice to globe and mapmakers, Harris made a lasting impression on some of the most illustrious scientists of his day, contributing to our understanding of astronomy, longitude, navigation, instrument making and optics. And, as assay master at the Royal Mint, he influenced the standardisation of weights and measures, and became a confident of politicians, Prime Ministers and Chancellors of the Exchequer. His essays on our monetary system still impact on political structures today. Remarkably, Harris also found time to make astronomical observations and teach navigational techniques for the Royal Society, and in 1761 was the only man in Wales to record the Transit of Venus.

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