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Holland in a Submarine
Holland in a Submarine
John Holland developed the modern submarine, fitted with a petrol engine for surface propulsion and electric storage batteries and motor for running submerged.
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William Petty FRS (1623-1687)
William Petty FRS (1623-1687)
William Petty, surveyor and landowner, came to Ireland in 1652 as the Physician-General of Cromwell's army.
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Robert Manning (1816-1897)
Robert Manning (1816-1897)
Robert Manning, civil and estate engineer, researched aspects of rainfall, river volumes and water runoff.
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Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1840-1913)
Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1840-1913)
Robert Stawell Ball, astronomer and mathematician, was born in Dublin in 1840.
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Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691)
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691)
Robert Boyle was born in Co. Waterford in 1627. Boyle's Law states that for a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, P and V are inversely proportional.
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The Delap Sisters
The Delap Sisters
Donegal-born Maude Delap maintained a laboratory in her home in Valentia, where she did much significant marine work.
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Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke was a 19th century astronomer, born in Skibbereen, County Cork.
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Robert Mallet FRS (1810-81)
Robert Mallet FRS (1810-81)
Robert Mallet researched the properties and strengths of materials and attempted a scientific explanation of fracture in terms of the molecular structure of the metal.
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William Rowan Hamilton FRS (1805-1865)
William Rowan Hamilton FRS (1805-1865)
William Rowan Hamilton was Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, Royal Astronomer of Ireland at Dunsink Observatory and President of the Royal Irish Academy
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Sir Robert Ball
Sir Robert Ball
Ball (1840-1913) came from a Dublin scientific family. He worked at Birr Castle as tutor to the Parsons family and as assistant on the great telescope. He spent nearly 20 years as professor at Dunsink Observatory before moving to Cambridge University. He was a gifted photographer, despite being blind in one eye, and took wonderful photographs of lighthouses and lighthouse keepers when he went on inspections with the Commissioners of Irish Lights. He also gave successful lecture tours in the USA.