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Mathematician; first President of the Royal Society
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Mathematician and astronomer; son of William Herschel
Sitter in 18 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait 
Mathematicians
155 People in group
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
1620-1684Mathematician; first President of the Royal Society
Sitter in 4 portraits
1845-1912
Mathematician and astronomer; son of Charles Darwin
Sitter in 3 portraits
Mathematician and astronomer; son of Charles Darwin
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
1792-1871Mathematician and astronomer; son of William Herschel
Sitter in 18 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
1877-1946
Mathematician, astronomer and theoretical physicist
Sitter in 19 portraits
Mathematician, astronomer and theoretical physicist
Sitter in 19 portraits
1908-1978
Mathematician, physicist and joint inventor of the radio proximity fuse for explosive devices
Sitter in 1 portrait
Mathematician, physicist and joint inventor of the radio proximity fuse for explosive devices
Sitter in 1 portrait
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