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John Canton

British physicist.

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Member Of

Spitalfields Mathematical Society

Place of Birth

Place of Death

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Date of Birth

8/11/1718

Date of Death

3/22/1772

Instance Of

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society

(1751)

Award Rationale

: For his very ingenious and elegent Experiments in the Air Pump and Condensing Engine, to prove the Compressibility of Water, and some other Fluids.

: 1751

(1764)

Award Rationale

: For his very ingenious and elegent Experiments in the Air Pump and Condensing Engine, to prove the Compressibility of Water, and some other Fluids.

: 1764

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Nordisk Familjebok

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Subject Named As

:Canton, John

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition

Physicists: Biographical Dictionary

:125

BEIC Digital Library

Cause of Death

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Child

Name in Native Language

John Canton

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Henrietta Canton

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Canton, John

Statement Is Subject Of

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Canton, John (DNB00)