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George Adams Jr.

English scientist, optician, microscopist and scientific writer (1750–1795)

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Mathematics
Optics
Mechanics

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Images by George Adams Jr.

3 images from works
  • Transverse sections of the wood and stem anatomy of sugar cane, common cane, hazel, Althaea frutex, lime and bamboo.
  • An essay on electricity. Explaining the principles of that useful science : and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice of entertaining / by George Adams.
  • An essay on electricity. Explaining the principles of that useful science : and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice of entertaining / by George Adams.

Images featuring George Adams Jr.

2 images from works
  • George Adams demonstrates his electrotherapy machine to a woman and her daughter. Line engraving by J. Lodge, 1799, after T. Milne.
  • Electrical machines: four figures showing various machines, with an illustration of George Adams demonstrating his medical electrical machine on a girl. Line engraving by J. Lodge and W. Grainger, after T. Milne and F. Blake, 1789.

Works from the collections

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Electricity
Insecta
Microscopy
Electrotherapeutics