Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 166,834 pages of information and 246,603 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

William de Wiveleslie Abney

From Graces Guide

Captain William de Wiveleslie Abney, of Derby

Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney, KCB, FRS, (24 July 1843 – 3 December 1920) was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer.[1]

1895 President of the Physical Society

1904 Member of the committee appointed by the Board of Trade to review the gas industry


See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

  • Biography of Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney, ODNB