Title

'Folkes', (1690-1754), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Folkes', (1690-1754), 1830. Martin Folkes (1690-1754), English antiquary, numismatist, mathematician, and astronomer educated at Clare College, Cambridge and elected as a fellow of the Royal Society. As a noted atheist, he abhorred racial prejudice. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_143

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,1Mb (2,9Mb) / 13,7in x 17,6in / 4109 x 5280 (300dpi)

Keywords

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