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Henry Perigal
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Mr. Henry Perigal, the treasurer of the Royal Meteorological Society, died on Monday at the advanced age of 97.
The Perigal family trace their history back to some time before the Norman Conquest, and have been remarkable for longevity. Mr. Perigal's father, who was 994 years old when he died, was one of 13 children, nine of whom attained respectively their 64th, 67th, 77th, 80th, 88th, 90th, 94th, 97th, and 100th year, the last five averaging 93 years 100 days. Their father and mother died in 1824, the former being nearly 90, and the latter upwards of 80 years of age. Henry Perigal, who was born on April 1, 1801, was the eldest of six children, one of whom lived to the age of 85. The youngest, Mr. Frederick Perigal, survives.
Mr. Perigal was for some time a clerk in the Privy Council Office, and afterwards in the old Victualling Office. Subsequently, he joined the firm of Messrs. Henry Tudor and Son, of Threadneedle Street. He was the author of various works on astronomy, bicycloidal and other curves, kinematics and the laws of motion, probable mode of constructing the pyramids, etc. He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical, Royal Microscopic, and Royal Meteorological Societies, as well as a member of several other scientific associations, and until within two years of his death was constant in his attendance at their meetings.
Mr. Henry Perigal, the treasurer of the Royal Meteorological Society, died on Monday at the advanced age of 97.
The Perigal family trace their history back to some time before the Norman Conquest, and have been remarkable for longevity. Mr. Perigal's father, who was 994 years old when he died, was one of 13 children, nine of whom attained respectively their 64th, 67th, 77th, 80th, 88th, 90th, 94th, 97th, and 100th year, the last five averaging 93 years 100 days. Their father and mother died in 1824, the former being nearly 90, and the latter upwards of 80 years of age. Henry Perigal, who was born on April 1, 1801, was the eldest of six children, one of whom lived to the age of 85. The youngest, Mr. Frederick Perigal, survives.
Mr. Perigal was for some time a clerk in the Privy Council Office, and afterwards in the old Victualling Office. Subsequently, he joined the firm of Messrs. Henry Tudor and Son, of Threadneedle Street. He was the author of various works on astronomy, bicycloidal and other curves, kinematics and the laws of motion, probable mode of constructing the pyramids, etc. He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical, Royal Microscopic, and Royal Meteorological Societies, as well as a member of several other scientific associations, and until within two years of his death was constant in his attendance at their meetings.
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