
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Engraving of William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) by John Jackson, after a painting by William Skelton. Wollaston was the pioneer of the fabrication of platinum and also discovered palladium and rhodium. He was the first to produce ductile and malleable platinum on a commercial scale, and improved various scientific apparatus including the microscope and sextant.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10303217
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