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William Nicol may refer to:

  • William Nicol (geologist) (1770–1851), Scottish physicist and geologist
  • William Nicol (surgeon) (1790–1879), Member of Parliament for Dover, 1859–1865
  • William Nicol (Transvaal) (1887–1967), clergyman and Governor of the Transvaal
  • William Nicol (teacher) (1744–1797), Scottish schoolmaster and friend of Robert Burns

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William Nicol

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William Nicol may refer to: William Nicol (geologist) (1770–1851), Scottish physicist and geologist William Nicol (surgeon) (1790–1879), Member of Parliament...

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Nicol

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Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat Alex Nicol, American actor Andy Nicol, Scottish rugby player Archie Nicol, Scottish footballer Bob Nicol, Canadian...

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Nicol prism

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first type of polarizing prism, invented in 1828 by William Nicol (1770–1851) of Edinburgh. The Nicol prism consists of a rhombohedral crystal of Iceland...

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William Nicol Burns

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William Nicol Burns (1791–1872) was the sixth child, third born and second surviving son born to the poet Robert Burns when he was 32 and his wife Jean...

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George William Nicol

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George William Nicol (1810–1884) was the first African Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone and was one of few African senior level colonial officials in...

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William Nicoll Cresswell

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William Nicoll Cresswell RCA (12 March 1818 – 19 June 1888) (his middle name is also given as "Nichol") was an English painter who emigrated to Canada...

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List of renamed places in South Africa

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the fight for renaming of William Nicol Drive to Winnie Mandela Drive". IOL. Retrieved 28 September 2023. "Goodbye William Nicol Drive". BusinessTech. 30...

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Fourways

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so named because of the four-way stop where William Nicol Drive and Witkoppen Road met. Today William Nicol Drive cuts under Witkoppen Road and is 3 lanes...

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George Nicol

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George Nicol (baseball) (1870–1924), Major League Baseball player George Nicol (footballer) (1903–1968), Scottish footballer George William Nicol (1810–1884)...

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Charles Babbage

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manifested by various substances during the act of rotation. London: William Nicol. 1825. Babbage, Charles (1826). A Comparative View of the Various Institutions...

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James Clerk Maxwell

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various stresses, and with a pair of polarising prisms given to him by William Nicol, viewed the coloured fringes that had developed within the jelly. Through...

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Nicol Williamson

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Thomas Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 2011) was a British actor. He was once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest...

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Mineralogy

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based on their chemistry rather than their crystal structure. William Nicol developed the Nicol prism, which polarizes light, in 1827–1828 while studying...

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Dorsum Nicol

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44 km long and was named after Scottish physicist William Nicol in 1976. To the south of Dorsum Nicol are the Rimae Plinius and Plinius crater, and to...

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Man Was Made to Mourn

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harrowing words, "to give him leave to toil". The poem also influenced poet William Wordsworth, most notably in his Lines Written in Early Spring (1798) and...

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The Birks of Aberfeldy

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of Aberfeldy during a tour of the Scottish Highlands with his friend William Nicol. Today — because of its beauty and its association with the poem — the...

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Fox Odendaal

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South Africa In office 1 November 1958 – 8 February 1966 Preceded by William Nicol Succeeded by Sybrand Gerhardus Johannes van Niekerk Personal details...

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Iceland spar

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of the magnetic compass. William Nicol (1770–1851) invented the first polarizing prism, using Iceland spar to create his Nicol prism. Despite being historically...

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