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William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount (1620 - 1684)

Mathematician and founding member of the Royal Society Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3597?docPos=3 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_brouncker Relationships: William Brouncker was a member of Royal Society (-)

 Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - The Royal Society and the Invention of Modern Science.
 References in Documents:
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)

War. A GUN affixed to an Iron Triangle; the middle of the Gun, to one of the Angles; and the Breech, to the middle of the subtended side: and so to be fasten'd to a Floor or steady Frame, either at all the three Corners, or only at one of the hinder. Contriv'd by my Lord Vicount Brouncher, for the making of Experiments of the RECOYLING of Guns. Delineated in the History of the Royal Society. (a) (a) Part 2; p. 233. Together with the Experiments made herewith by his Lordship; first before the said Society, and afterwards before the King: set down in a Table of five Columns. The First shewing the Corner stoped from Recoyling; the Second, the different Charges of Powder; the Third, the Distances to which the Bullet was carry'd wide of the mark; the Fourth, the side on which it was carry'd; the Last, the distance of the Mark from the Muzzle of the Gun. As also, the Causes assigned by his Lordship, for the particulars most observable.

Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) A List of those who have Contributed to this Musæum: excepting some Names which are lost. His Highness Prince RUPERT, Count Palatine of the Rhine. THomasThomas Allen M. D. John Aubrey Esq. WILLIAM L. Visc. BROUNCKER. Hon. ROBERT BOYLE, Esq. Dr. Erasmus Bartholine. John Bembde Esq. Sign. Paul Boccone. Mons. Olaus Borrichius. Joseph Bowles Merch. Sir Thomas Brown Edward Brown. M. D. JONH JOHN late Lord B. of CHESTER. EAST-INDIA COMPANY. ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY. Walter Charleton M. D. Walter Chetwynd Esq. Andrew Clench M. D. Samuel Colepress, Esq. Thomas Cox, Esq. Edward Cotton M. D. Thomas Crispe Esq. Ellis Crispe, Esq. William Crone M. D. John Evelyn Esq. George Ent Esq. Captain Thomas Fissenden. Nehemjah Grew M. D. Hon. CHARLES HOWARD of N. Esq. Theodore Haac Esq. Thomas Henshaw Esq. Abraham Hill Esq. Mr. Hocknel. Luke Hodgson M. D. Robert Hook Geom. Pr. Anthony Horneck B. D. Sir John Hoskins. John Houghton Pharm. L. Edmund King M. D. Mons. Lannoy. Mr. Langerman Mr. Linger. Fath. Hieronim. Lobus. Richard Lower M. D. Martyn Lyster Esq. Mr. John Malling. Sign. Malpighi. Christopher Merret M. D. Sir Thomas Millington. Sir Jonas Moore. Sir Robert Moray. Mr. S. Morgan. HENRY Duke of NORFOLK. Walter Needham M. D. Isaac Newton Math. Prof. Henry Oldenburge Esq. Philip Packer Esq. Dudley Palmer Esq. Sir William Petty. Robert Plot L L. D. Walter Pope M. D. Thomas Povey Esq. SETH Lord B. of SALISBURY. Mr. Scotto Merch. Mr. John Short. Sir Philip Skippon. Francis Slare M. D. George Smith M. D. Mr. John Somner. Sir Robert Southwell. Dr. Swammerdam. Captain Tayler. George Trumbal T. D. Edward Tyson M. D. WILLIAM late L. WILLOUGHBY of Parham. Sir Christopher Wren P. R. S. George Wheeler Esq. Daniel Whistler, M. D. Henry Whistler Esq. Sir Joseph Williamson. Francis Willughby Esq. John Winthrop Esq. Robert Witty M. D.
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) Some of these Maggots I took out of their Theca or bagg, and put them in warm places in the Sun; and they thereupon grew something bigger, but changed not shape nor colour, but dyed. The rest I kept close in a box till the eighth of July present: then I took one of them out of the wood, and open'd the leaves, and felt something stir, hearing also an humming noise like that of a Bee; and as soon as I had open'd the Theca, a perfect Bee did fly out against my window, as strongly as a common Bee out of an Hive, having much of the colour and bignesse of those when they are new Flyers. Then being pleased at the sight, I took five more (all I had left) and put them in a Box into my Pocket, to shew them the Lord Brouncker, before they were taken out, or had eaten their way out; but his Lordship not being at home, I brought them back again; and they being disturbed, they all eat themselves out; and coming home, they were all creeping about my Box, and are since dead there, and are these, I here present to your View. They have all stings as other Bees have. I had some thoughts at first sight, by the yellowish Circles under their Bellies, that they might be a sort of Wasps; but now am of opinions, that they are common Bees.