Henry Power
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Henry Power was an English physician and experimenter, one of the first elected Fellows of the Royal Society
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, in 1641, and graduated B.A. in 1644. He became a regular correspondent of Sir Thomas Browne on scientific subjects. He graduated M.A. in 1648, and M.D. in 1655. It appears that he practised his profession at Halifax
for some time, but he eventually removed to New Hall, near Ealand
. Power was elected and admitted a fellow of the Royal Society 1 July 1663, he and Sir Justinian Isham being the first elected members. He died at New Hall on 23 December 1668, and was buried in the church of All Saints, Wakefield, with a brass plate to his memory, with a Latin inscription, on the floor in the middle chancel.
and corpuscularian theory, the experiments of Torricelli
and the vacuum
, and refutations proposed for the works of the Jesuit Jacobus Grandamicus (Jacques Grandami, 1588–1672).
He left many works in manuscript.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
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Life
He matriculated as a pensioner of Christ's College, CambridgeChrist's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, in 1641, and graduated B.A. in 1644. He became a regular correspondent of Sir Thomas Browne on scientific subjects. He graduated M.A. in 1648, and M.D. in 1655. It appears that he practised his profession at Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
for some time, but he eventually removed to New Hall, near Ealand
Ealand
Ealand is a small village in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies within the Isle of Axholme, south-east of Crowle, and north of the junction between the A161 and the A18....
. Power was elected and admitted a fellow of the Royal Society 1 July 1663, he and Sir Justinian Isham being the first elected members. He died at New Hall on 23 December 1668, and was buried in the church of All Saints, Wakefield, with a brass plate to his memory, with a Latin inscription, on the floor in the middle chancel.
Works
His only published work is Experimental Philosophy. Its three books deal respectively with microscopyMicroscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
and corpuscularian theory, the experiments of Torricelli
Torricelli
-People:* Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist and mathematician* Robert Torricelli, a former United States politician* Moreno Torricelli, a former Italian football player* Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli, an Italian sculptor-Science:* Torricelli's Law...
and the vacuum
Vacuum
In everyday usage, vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure. The word comes from the Latin term for "empty". A perfect vacuum would be one with no particles in it at all, which is impossible to achieve in...
, and refutations proposed for the works of the Jesuit Jacobus Grandamicus (Jacques Grandami, 1588–1672).
He left many works in manuscript.