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Arthur Aikin was born at Warrington, Lancashire into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians. His father, Doctor John Aikin, was a medical doctor, historian, and author
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1797. Excerpt: ... CHAP. XVI. From St. Afaph to Denbigh. Auguft 18. St. Afaph is a well-built populous little town, fituated on the river Clwyd, in the middle of the celebrated vale of the fame name, the Eden of North Wales. This vale is an extremely rich traft of land, lying on both fides the river, and bounded by hills of moderate height; it is near 22 miles in length, and at St. Afaph extends to four or five in breadth. In pi5hirefque beauty it is not to be compared with the deep glens and romantic vallies of Merioneth and Caernarvonfhire, but it is impoffible to exhibit a richer fcene of high cultivation: its principal produce is corn, which rendered the landfcape at this time peculiarly interefting and beautiful,-Having ing crofled the northern boundary of the vale, we proceeded towards Holywell through a country moderately fertile, populous, and little interefting. On a large common, we turned out of the high road for Downing, the feat of Mr. Pennant, the celebrated naturalift; a beautiful fituation, covered with fine timber, and defcending in a gentle flope to the banks of the Dee. From an eminence in the road we had a good view of the broad eftuary of the Dee, marked by many a mile of bare fand that is covered at high water. On the further fide the Chethire coaft was very plainly feen, and we eafily diftinguifhed the long row of good houfes that forms the falhionable watering place of Parkgate. We foon after arrived at Holywell, a town of confiderable importance on account of the extenfive lead mines in the neighbourhood, and the various manufactures that are here carried on: the firft proof of its confequence that ftruck us on entering the place, was a troop of cavalry who are quartered here. In the afternoon we we went to the famous well of St. Winifred, now as mu...
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Arthur Aikin was born at Warrington, Lancashire into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians. His father, Doctor John Aikin, was a medical doctor, historian, and author
Arthur Aikin studied chemistry under Joseph Priestley in the New College at Hackney, and gave attention to the practical applications of the science.
Arthur Aikin first became its Treasurer in 1841, and later became the Society"s second President. In early life he was a Unitarian minister for a short time. Aikin lectured on chemistry at Guy"s Hospital for thirty-two years.
He became the President of the British Mineralogical Society in 1801 for five years up until 1806 when the Society merged with the Askesian Society.
From 1803 to 1808 he was editor of the Annual Review. In 1805 Aiken also became a Proprietor of the London Institution, which was officially founded in 1806.
He was one of the founders of the Geological Society of London in 1807 and was its honorary secretary in 1812–1817. He also gave lectures in 1813 and 1814.
He contributed papers on the Wrekin and the Shropshire coalfield, among others, to the transactions of that society.
His Manual of Mineralogy was published in 1814. Later he became the paid Secretary of the Society of Arts and later was elected as a Fellow. In order to support himself, outside of his work with the British Mineralogical Society, the London Institution and the Geological Society, Aiken worked as a writer, translator and lecturer to the public and to medical students at Guy"s Hospital.
His writing and journalism were useful for publicising foreign scientific news to the wider British public.
He was highly esteemed as a man of sound judgement and wide knowledge. Aikin never married, and died at Hoxton in London in 1854.
Arthur Aikin was founder of the Chemical Society of London in 1841, being its first Treasurer and, between 1843 and 1845, second President.
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Arthur Aikin was a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry). He was also a member of the Linnean Society and in 1820 joined the Institution of Civil Engineers.
