BRIDGEWATER, FRANCIS HENRY EGERTON

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EARL

EARL

OF (1756-1829), was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and became fellow of All Souls in 1780, and F.K.S. in 1781. He held the rectories of Middle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy. He succeeded his brother (see above) in the earldom in 1823, and spent the latter part of his life in Paris. He was a

fair

FAIR

scholar, and a zealous naturalist and antiquarian. When he died in February 1829 the earldom became extinct. He bequeathed to the British Museum the valuable Egerton MSS. dealing with the literature of France and Italy, and also 12,000. He also left 8000 at the disposal of the president of the Royal Society, to be paid to the author or authors who might be selected to write and publish l000 copies of a treatise " On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation." Mr

Davies

Gilbert, who then filled the office, selected eight persons, each to under-take a branch of this subject, and each to receive 1000 as his reward, together with any benefit that might accrue from the sale of his

work

WORK

, according to the will of the testator.
The Bridgewater treatises were published as follows:-1. The Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Condition of Man, by 'Thomas Chalmers, D. D. 2. The Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, by John

Kidd

, M. D. 3. Astronomy and General Physics considered with reference to Natural Theology, by William Whewell, D. D. 4. The Hand, its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as evincing

Design

DESIGN (Fr. desiin, drawing; Lat. designare, to mark out)

, by Sir Charles Bell. 5. Animal and Vegetable Physiology considered with ref *ence to Natural Theology, by Peter Mark Roget. 6. Geology and

Mineralogy

MINERALOGY

considered with reference to Natural Theology, by William Buckland, D.D. 7. The Habits and Instincts of Animals with reference to Natural Theology, by William Kirby. 8. Chemistry, Meteorology, and the

Function

FUNCTION

of Digestion., considered with reference to Natural Theology, by William Prout, M.D. The works are of unequal merit; several of them took a high rank in apologetic literature. They first appeared during the years 1833 to 184o, and afterwards in

Bohn

BOHN,
HENRY
GEORGE (1796-1884)

's Scientific Library.

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