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Henry Perigal's tomb
Here are some pictures of the tomb.
The inscription on the east front reads:
The inscription continues on the upper plinth:
The writing on the lower plinth has almost vanished but it reads:
On the south side is Perigal's 'Pythagoras dissection'.
The actual diagram is faint. Here is a redrawing:
Below the diagram is the inscription:
Discovered by H. P.
1830.
The inscription on the east front reads:
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
HENRY PERIGAL
( CYCLOPS )
F.R.A.S. F.R.M.S. M.R.I.
40 YEARS TREASR OF R MET S &C
BORN 1ST APRIL 1801.
DIED 6TH JUNE 1898.
CREMATED AT WOKING
HIS ASHES LIE BENEATH
DESCENDED FROM A HUGUENOT FAMILY
WHO ESCAPED FROM FRANCE TO ENGLAND
AFTER THE REVOCATION OF THE
EDICT OF NANTES IN 1688.
TO THE MEMORY OF
HENRY PERIGAL
( CYCLOPS )
F.R.A.S. F.R.M.S. M.R.I.
40 YEARS TREASR OF R MET S &C
BORN 1ST APRIL 1801.
DIED 6TH JUNE 1898.
CREMATED AT WOKING
HIS ASHES LIE BENEATH
DESCENDED FROM A HUGUENOT FAMILY
WHO ESCAPED FROM FRANCE TO ENGLAND
AFTER THE REVOCATION OF THE
EDICT OF NANTES IN 1688.
The inscription continues on the upper plinth:
A LEARNED AND INGENIOUS GEOMETRICIAN
HE INVESTIGATED AND ILLUSTRATED
THE LAWS OF
COMPOUND CIRCULAR MOTION.
HE INVESTIGATED AND ILLUSTRATED
THE LAWS OF
COMPOUND CIRCULAR MOTION.
The writing on the lower plinth has almost vanished but it reads:
GREATLY BELOVED AND HIGHLY ESTEEMED
BY A LARGE CIRCLE OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
"WHEN I CONSIDER THY HEAVENS THE WORK OF
THY FINGERS, THE MOON AND THE STARS WHICH THOU
HAST ORDAINED, WHAT IS MAN THAT THOU ART
MINDFUL OF HIM?" . . . PS. VIII., 3. 4.
BY A LARGE CIRCLE OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
"WHEN I CONSIDER THY HEAVENS THE WORK OF
THY FINGERS, THE MOON AND THE STARS WHICH THOU
HAST ORDAINED, WHAT IS MAN THAT THOU ART
MINDFUL OF HIM?" . . . PS. VIII., 3. 4.
On the south side is Perigal's 'Pythagoras dissection'.
The actual diagram is faint. Here is a redrawing:
Below the diagram is the inscription:
Discovered by H. P.
1830.
Last Updated March 2021