London petitions

When he petitioned the Admiralty for the return of his papers, says Don Antonio de Ulloa, they unanimously, and with pleasure, granted the contents of my memorial, nobly adding that they were not at war with the arts and sciences, or their professors. Upon his arrival in London, de Ulloa was introduced to Martin Folkes, the president of the Royal Society, and to many other distinguished men and was elected to membership in that society (32). 

Raisbeck GM, Yiou F, Jouzel J, Petit JR (1990) 10Be and d2H in polar ice cores as a probe of the solar variability s influence on climate. Phil Trans Royal Soc London A 330 471-480 Reedy RC, Nishiizumi K, Lai D, Arnold JR, Englert PAJ, Klein J, Middleton R, Jull AJT, Donahue DJ (1994) Simulations of terrestrial in-situ cosmogenic nuclide production. Nucl Instrum Methods Phys Res B 92 297-300... 

Sanderson that she became a signatory of the 1904 petition for admission of women to the Chemical Society and of the 1909 letter to Chemical News (see Chap. 2). She died in 1977 at the age of 102. The chiral crystals, synthesised by Humphrey, are now in Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, as they were donated in 1991 to the Royal Society of Chemistry on the occasion of its 150th anniversary by the Swiss Committee on Chemistry. 

Bram, G., Loupy, A. Majdoub, M., and Petit, A. 1991. Anthraquinone micro-wave-induced synthesis in dry media in domestic ovens. Chem. Ind. (London)... 

Thompson LG, Hamilton WL, BuU C (1975) Climatological implications of microparticle concentrations in the ice core from Byrd Station, Western Antarctica. J Glaciol 14 433 44 Thompson LG, Mosley-Thompson E, Petit JR (1981) Glaciological and climatological interpretation of microparticle concentrations from the French 905-meter Dome C, Antarctica, core. In Sea level, ice, and chmate. lAHS Pub. No. 131 227-234 Thompson, S.L. and S.H. Schneider, 1981. Carbon dioxide and climate ice and ocean. Nature, 290 9-10 Thornton I (ed) (1983) Applied environmental geochemistry. Academic Press, London... 

SuUer V, Petit-Jean-Genaz Ch (1994) In SuUer V, Petit-Jean-Genaz Ch (eds) Proceedings of the fourth European particle accelerator conference. World Scientific, Singapore/New Jersey/London/Hong Kong Takacs J (1997) Energy stabilization of electrostatic accelerators. Wiley, Chichester... 

Resolved etc. That the sheriffs of London and Middlesex be required to take care that the petition and paper be burnt which accordingly was done before the Exchange two days after the said vote and order of the House. ... 

You cannot choose but take notice of several remonstrances and petitions presented to the House from these men who call themselves Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city of London in Common Council assembled - what high affronts they have offered to the parliament. Yet they have in some measure by steps and degrees answered... 

During the winter and spring of 1646-7 parliament had moved in a Presbyterian direction. On 17 January 1647 the City was empowered, following the petition of December 1646, to raise a troop of horse in April and May control of the London militia was given to the City and the City s purge of Independent members of the militia committee was conlirmed by parliament. 

To the right honourable, the commons of England assembled in parliament. The humble petition of divers well-affected people in and about the City of London ... 

Prince, Thomas (Jl. 1640-53) A well-to-do London cheese merchant, who fought, was wounded for (and supplied cheese to) parliament. A Leveller organiser from 1647 to 1649, co-treasurer with Samuel Chid-ley from January 1648. He was imprisoned briefly in November 1647 for presenting The humble petition of many freeborn people which urged... 

July-August 1647 The New Model threatens London and parliament. Fairfax made Commander-in-Chief of all armies trained bands removed from corporation control counter-revolutionary petitions and violence in London and Westminster parliament resolves to bring king to London and restore trained bands to the municipality. 27 July Speaker of Lords, together with 57 MPs and 8 Lords, seeks refuge with the New Model at Bedford. Army marches on London, enters at Southwark on 4 August. Restores MPs. 11 MPs withdraw from parliament... 

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