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1635-1703, natural philosopher, Isle of Wight, England, English

Robert Hooke

1635 - 1703
active 1749-1806, sundial maker; optical, mathematical, philosophical inst. maker & natural philosopher, British

Edward Nairne

1726 - 1806
1642-1727, natural philosopher; mathematician, English

Isaac Newton

1642 - 1727
1766-1844, chemist; natural philosopher, English; British

John Dalton

1766 - 1844
1625-1695, natural philosopher; mathematical instrument maker; engineer; inventor; diplomat; English

Samuel Morland

1625 - 1695
1641-1707, natural philosopher; monk of the Premonstratensian order, German

Johann Zahn

1641 - 1707
1791-1867, natural philosopher; scientific adviser, England, British

Michael Faraday

1791 - 1867
1731-1793, natural philosopher (scientist), inventor, English, British

James Six

1731 - 1793
1789-1854, natural philosopher and mathematician, German

Georg Simon Ohm

1789 - 1854
1749-1799, clergyman; natural philosopher, English; British

Abraham Bennet

1749 - 1799
1731-1810, natural philosopher, British

Henry Cavendish

1731 - 1810
1660-1713, natural philosopher; scientific instrument maker, English

Francis Hauksbee

1660 - 1713
1692-1761, natural philosopher (physicist), Dutch

Pieter van Musschenbroek

1692 - 1761
1766-1832, mathematician; natural philosopher, Scottish; British

John Leslie

1766 - 1832
1682-1744, natural philosopher; optical instrument maker; mathematician, British; English

John Hadley

1682 - 1744
1803-1872(?), natural philosopher, English

Marcet, Francois

1803 - 1872
c. 1790-1837, natural philosopher; scientist, Scottish, British

William Ritchie

1790 - 1837
1627-1691, natural philosopher, Irish

Robert Boyle

1627 - 1691
1798/9-1845, natural philosopher; Church of England clergyman, Irish; British

Henry Coddington

1798 - 1845
1781-1868, natural philosopher and academic administrator, Scottish; British

David Brewster

1781 - 1868
1710-1782, natural philosopher; astronomer, British

Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray

1710 - 1782
1773-1829, physician; natural philosopher, British

Thomas Young

1773 - 1829
1791-1867, natural philosopher, British; English

William Snow Harris

1791 - 1867
1753-1815, chemist; natural philosopher; publisher, English; British

William Nicholson

1753 - 1815
1706-1790, natural philosopher; writer; revolutionary politican, American

Benjamin Franklin

1706 - 1790
1730-1799, physician; natural philosopher, Dutch

Jan Ingenhousz

1730 - 1799
1762-1823, natural philosopher, British; English

Francis John Hyde Wollaston

1762 - 1823
1677-1761, natural philosopher, English

Stephen Hales

1677 - 1761
1683-1744, natural philosopher; engineer, French born, active England

John Theophilus Desaguliers

1683 - 1744
1733-1804, theologian; natural philosopher, English

Joseph Priestley

1733 - 1804
1788-1874), physician, natural philosopher, inventor; public health reformer, Scottish; British

Neil Arnott

1788 - 1874
1753-1814, scientist; natural philosopher; philanthropist, American-born; British?

Benjamin Thompson

1753 - 1814
1602-1686, physicist; engineer; natural philosopher, Prussian; German

Otto von Guericke

1602 - 1686
1731-1802, physician; natural philosopher, British

Erasmus Darwin

1731 - 1802
1749-1809, natural philosopher, Italian

Tiberius Cavallo

1749 - 1809
1811-1896, natural philosopher; judge, British

William Robert Grove

1811 - 1896
1687-1765, antiquary; natural philosopher, British

William Stukeley

1687 - 1765
1621-1675, physician; natural philosopher, English

Thomas Willis

1621 - 1675
1614-1672, natural philosopher, British

John Wilkins

1614 - 1672