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| Dines, William Henry. Adm. pens. at CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. 1, 1877. Of London. S. of George [builder], of Walton-on-Thames. B. Aug. 5, 1855, at 74, Charlwood Street, Pimlico, London. School, Eastbourne College (both D.N.B. and Who was Who give Woodcote House School, Windlesham, only). Apprenticed as an engineering pupil at the Nine Elms Works of L. and S.W. Railway. Matric. Michs. 1877; Scholar, 1879; B.A. (20th Wrangler) 1881 (he objected to the granting of the M.A. degree without examination, and thereby debarred himself from the degree of D.Sc. of London for which the M.A. was necessary). Gave private tuition in mathematics by correspondence. Took up the study of meteorology on the physical and experimental side. President of the Meteorological Society, 1901-2; awarded the Symons Medal, 1914, and the Buchan Prize of the Meteorological Society, 1924. Before 1900 had done very important work on the theory of wind-pressure; from this came the pressure-tube anemometer. Designed and made many other ingenious and valuable meteorological instruments, and became the leading exponent of experimental meteorology. F.R.S., 1905. Lived successively at Oxshott, Pyrton Hall, near Watlington, Oxon., and in 1914 acquired a property at Benson, near Wallingford, Berks. Publications, papers in Proceedings of the R.S., Quarterly Journals of Sanitary Institute and Royal Aeronautical Society, and in publications of the Meteorological Office. Died Dec. 24, 1927, aged 72. (D.N.B.; Cambridge Review, Jan. 20, 1928; Who was Who, 1916-28.) | William Henry DINES Approx. lifespan: 1855–1927 pens. Corpus Christi College adm1877:10:01 Of London s. of George DINES [builder], of Walton-on-Thames, [ Surrey ] b. 74 Charlwood Street, Pimlico, London 1855:08:05 Sch: Eastbourne College Eastbourne, [ Sussex ] (both D.N.B. and Who was Who give Sch: Woodcote Sch: House School Woodcote House, Windlesham, [ Surrey ], only) Apprenticed as an engineering pupil at the Nine Elms Works, [ London ] of L. and S.W. Railway Matric 1877:10MT: Scholar 1879 BA 20 th Wrangler 1881 (he objected to the granting of the MA degree without examination, and thereby debarred himself from the degree of DSc of London for which the MA was necessary) Gave private tuition in mathematics by correspondence. Took up the study of meteorology on the physical and experimental side. President of: : Meteorological Society 1901-02 awarded the Symons Medal 1914, and the Buchan Prize of Meteorological Society 1924 Before 1900 had done very important work on the theory of wind-pressure; from this came the pressure-tube anemometer. Designed and made many other ingenious and valuable meteorological instruments, and became the leading exponent of experimental meteorology. FRS 1905 Lived successively Oxshott, [ Surrey ] Pyrton Hall, near Watlington, Oxfordshire , and in1914 acquired a property Benson, near Wallingford, Berkshire Publications, papers in Proceedings of the R.S., Quarterly Journals of Sch: Sanitary Institute and Royal Aeronautical Society, and in publications of Meteorological Office d. aged 72 . 1927:12:24 ( D.N.B.; CB Review 1928:01:20; Who was Who 1916-28) |