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WILSON, William Parkinson

Born Peterborough, England (baptised 1 February 1826); died Mornington, Victoria, 11 December 1874. Education, St. John's College, Cambridge (senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman, 1847). Professor of mathematics, Queen's College, Belfast, 1849-54. Professor of mathematics, University of Melbourne 1854-74.
  1. Report on the steps taken in England to provide a telescope for observing the nebulae of the Southern Hemisphere. Philosophical Institute of Victoria. Transactions., 1 (1855-56), 138-152.
  2. On the phenomena attending an interesting case of mirage. Philosophical Institute of Victoria. Transactions., 2 (1857), 14-15.
  3. On a suggestion for a new mode of life insurance. Philosophical Institute of Victoria. Transactions., 2 (1857), 88-92.
  4. The conservation of energy. In Lectures delivered during the spring session of 1870 (at the Industrial and Technological Museum, Melbourne). Melbourne: Mullen, 1871. pp.17-38.
  5. Radiant energy in relation to the spectrum. In Lectures delivered.during the autumn session of 1871 (at the Industrial and Technological Museum, Melbourne) . Melbourne: Mullen, 1871. pp.34-44.
  6. On a direction rain gauge. (Title only).Royal Society of Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings., 10 (1870-72), 81.
  7. Electric potential. (Title only). Royal Society of Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings., 11 (1873), 8.
  8. A treatise on dynamics. Cambridge: Macmillan & Co., 1850. 176pp.
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