Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. Artist: GH Adcock

Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. Artist: GH Adcock

1-158-013 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. By deciphering the Rosetta Stone, Young (1773-1829) made possible the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs. In physics he performed experiments which led him to the conclusion that light is made up of waves (undulatory (wave) theory of light). After a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence.


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Creator
  1. GH Adcock, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver
After
  1. Thomas Lawrence: British; English: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Thomas Young: British: egyptologist, physicist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2853x3673
File Size : 30,701kb


Aliases

  1. 006238
  1. 006238
  1. 0460000449
  1. 1-158-013
  1. 1158013
  1. 449

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