Hauksbee

Hauksbee

Hauksbee (Hawksbee, spr. Hahksbi), Francis, war englischer Naturforscher u. starb in der Mitte des 18. Jahrh.; machte Entdeckungen, welche für die später aufgestellte Theorie der Elektricität von Wichtigkeit sind, u. schr.: Physisch-mechanische Versuche, Lond. 1709, englisch, 2. Aufl. von Desmarest, 1754, 2 Bde.


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