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Encyclopedia > John Frederic Daniell
John Frederic Daniell
British chemist & physicist
Born March 12, 1790
London, England
Died March 13, 1845
London, England

John Frederic Daniell (March 12, 1790 - March 13, 1845) was an English chemist and physicist. Image File history File links Daniell_chemist_b. ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ... ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ... ...


Daniell was born in London, and in 1831 became the first professor of chemistry at the newly founded King's College London. His name is best known for his invention of the Daniell cell (Phil. Trans., 1836), an electric battery much better than voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer known by his name (Quar. Journ. Sci., 1820), and a register pyrometer (Phil. Trans., 1830); and in 1830 he erected in the hall of the Royal Society a water-barometer, with which he carried out a large number of observations (Phil. Trans., 1832). A process devised by him for the manufacture of illuminating gas from turpentine and resin was in use in New York for a time. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Kings College London is the largest college of the federal University of London, and, having received its royal charter in 1829, is Englands third oldest university institution. ... The Daniell cell , also called the gravity cell or crowfoot cell was invented by John Frederic Daniell, who was a British chemist and meteorologist. ... Cover of Cover the first volume of , published in 1665 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, or Phil. ... October 2, Charles Darwin returns from his voyage around the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Voltaic cell can connote: Galvanic cell Voltaic pile see also: battery (electricity), fuel cell This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A sling psychrometer for outdoor use The interior of a Stevenson screen showing a motorized psychrometer Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring humidity. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A pyrometer is a temperature measuring device, which may consist of several different arrangements. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...


His publications include Meteorological Essays (1823), an Essay on Artificial Climate considered in its Applications to Horticulture (1824), which showed the necessity of a humid atmosphere in hothouses devoted to tropical plants, and an Introduction to the Study of Chemical Philosophy (1839). 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


He died suddenly of apoplexy in London, while attending a meeting of the council of the Royal Society, of which he became a fellow in 1813 and foreign secretary in 1839. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


The lunar crater Daniell is named after him. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Daniell is a lunar impact crater located in the southern half of the Lacus Somniorum. ...


This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Encyclopædia Britannica, the 11th edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...


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John Daniell (986 words)
John Frederic Daniell was born in London, England, on 12 March 1790 as the son of a lawyer.
Daniell began experiments in 1835 in an attempt to improve the Voltaic battery with its problem of being unsteady and as a weak source of electrical current.
Daniell's battery consisted of a cylindrical copper vessel that served as the passive plate (pole).
Daniell (2432 words)
John Frederic Daniell was British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell, which was a great improvement over the voltaic cell used in the early days of battery development.
Daniell's hygrometer, as it was called, enabled the easy determination of vapor that existed in a given mass of atmosphere.
Daniell found that in fusing metals a liquid is constantly moved by the cooling of its exterior.
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