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Thomas Young (1773-1829)

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The Natural Philosopher

These questions were inspired by an article in BES (Bulletin of the Egyptian Society UK) by Mark Fletcher who lent me a 1954 biography by Alex Wood and Frank Oldham. A natural philosopher is approximately what we now call a scientist

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tnrees
Nov 16 06
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The Last Man To Know Everything?

If Thomas Young (1773-1829) is now remembered it is probably only for his work on Egyptian Hieroglyphs but he is one of the last people about who it has been claimed that he was an expert in every branch of science.

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tnrees
Oct 27 06
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* In 1802 Thomas Young developed a theory of colour perception. It was rediscovered 50 years later by another scientist whose name is now linked with his in the theory. Who is this scientist?
* Thomas was born in Milverton, Somerset. His father was a cloth merchant and banker. Thomas joined the Church of England but what was his original religious belief?
* Young’s research on the eye lead to his being the first to recognise a condition – which?
* In 1818 he obtained a government position. What was it?
* Who made the first recorded attempt to read the Rosetta stone?

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