Edward William Brayley
Edward William Brayley (the younger) (
1801 –
February 1,
1870) was an
English geographer,
librarian, and
science author.
He was born in
London, the son of
Edward Wedlake Brayley, a notable
antiquary. He studied at the
Royal Institution, under
Professor W. T. Brande. In
1824 he became a lecturer on
natural philosophy and
natural history. In
1831 he became a professor in the Physical Sciences at Hazelwood and Bruce Castle schools. In
1834 he became a principal librarian at the Royal Institute. He joined the
Meteorological Society in
1850. On June 1, 1854 he became a fellow of the
Royal Society.
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The Utility of Knowledge in Nature,
1831, Baldwin & Cradock, London.
*
Brayley crater on the
Moon is named for him.
*
The 1850 and 1851 Membership Lists of the British Meteorological Society.
