Thomas Young: Natural Philosopher 1773–1829 (Paperback)

List of plates; List of illustrations in the text; Alex Wood - a memoir Charles E. Raven; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Early years, 1733?92; 2. Medical study in London and Edinburgh, 1792?4; 3. Medical study in Gottingen and Cambridge, 1795?9; 4. Physician and medical author; 5. The human eye; 6. Professor at the Royal Institution; 7. The wave theory of light is founded; 8. Theory of light; 9. The Rosetta Stone; 10. Rival claims of Young and Champollion; 11. The Encyclopaedia Britannica (1917?25); 12. Herculaneum and languages; 13. Standards of length, Young and the Admiralty, life assurance; 14. Nautical almanac and board of longitude; 15. Events in later life; Appendix; Index of names; Index of subjects.