William Prout

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William Prout

(1785–1850)

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English chemist, physician, and natural theologian

William Prout

Works

- On the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies in their Gaseous State and the Weights of their Atoms (1815)

- Correction of a Mistake in the Essay on the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies in their Gaseous State and the Weights of their Atoms (1816)

- An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of Diabetes, Calculus, and Other Affections of the Urinary Organs (1825) (external scan)

- Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion Considered with reference to Natural Theology (1834, Bridgewater treatise) (external scan)

- On the Nature and Treatment of Stomach and Urinary Diseases (1849) (external scan)

Works about Prout

- "Prout, William," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

- "Prout, William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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