Portrait of William Henry Besant (1828-1917) mb-code MP_0133993 Plan of proposed docks at

Plan of proposed docks at the Isle of Dogs

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Portrait of William Henry Besant (1828-1917) mb-code MP_0133993 Plan of proposed docks atFormal photographic portrait of William Henry Besant, head and shoulders, facing right. Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON' Besant held the post of Mathematical Lecturer, at St John's College, Cambridge from 1853 to 1889. His main areas of research include conic sections, dynamics and hydromechanics. Besant was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871. Original: platinum print, cabinet card. ca. 1871