Baldwin's of St. James's
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Commemorative Medals, The Royal Institution, A Member's silver ticket or pass to the chemist and Superintendent of the Coining and Die Department at the Royal Mint, William Thomas Brande round silver ticket or pass, to William Thomas Brande(1788–1866), chemist, ROYAL INSTITUTION 1819, rev. naming in engraved italics in a single line, W. T. Brande. F.R.S., 32mm (Withers 2680), very fine
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
William Thomas Brande was appointed professor of chemistry to the Apothecaries' Socirety in 1812 and the following year he succeeded Sir Humphrey Davy as Professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution. In 1813 also, he was the Copley medallist of the Royal Society. Brande's Manual of Chemistry was first published in 1819. In 1821 he was the first to isolate the element lithium. He was also a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (elected 1815). From about 1823 onwards, Brande worked increasingly with the Royal Mint, eventually becoming Chief Officer or Superintendent of the Coining and Die Department from 1854 to 1866.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (located at 21 Albermarle Street, London), was founded in March 1799 in a meeting instigated by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, and held by the leading British scientists of the age at the Soho Square house of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. It was to be an organization devoted to the "diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life". Simply put, the aim of the Institution was to introduce new technologies and expand and facilitate scientific education and research for the benefit of the general public. George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, was elected President in June and it was through his influence with King George III that the Institution received its Royal Charter in 1800. In 1810 the Royal Institution was converted from a private organisation owned by a small number of Proprietors to a public institution by an Act of Parliament
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*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
William Thomas Brande was appointed professor of chemistry to the Apothecaries' Socirety in 1812 and the following year he succeeded Sir Humphrey Davy as Professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution. In 1813 also, he was the Copley medallist of the Royal Society. Brande's Manual of Chemistry was first published in 1819. In 1821 he was the first to isolate the element lithium. He was also a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (elected 1815). From about 1823 onwards, Brande worked increasingly with the Royal Mint, eventually becoming Chief Officer or Superintendent of the Coining and Die Department from 1854 to 1866.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (located at 21 Albermarle Street, London), was founded in March 1799 in a meeting instigated by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, and held by the leading British scientists of the age at the Soho Square house of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. It was to be an organization devoted to the "diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life". Simply put, the aim of the Institution was to introduce new technologies and expand and facilitate scientific education and research for the benefit of the general public. George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, was elected President in June and it was through his influence with King George III that the Institution received its Royal Charter in 1800. In 1810 the Royal Institution was converted from a private organisation owned by a small number of Proprietors to a public institution by an Act of Parliament
(200-300 GBP)