As an itinerant public speaker he helped raise 18th century popular interest in the new field of chemistry.[2] He mixed with the greatest engineers and scientists of the day[1] and attended the Lunar Society. In London he shared a room in George Street, Hanover Square with Adam Walker where lectures were given to small groups of gentry.[3] Moyes was described as an excellent lecturer in philosophy by Joseph Priestley.[4] His portrait was painted by John Russell.[1]
From 1778 he gave his lectures in a building constructed by Allan Ramsay at the foot of Carrubbers Close as a theatre but known as St Andrews Chapel.[8]
Moyes was an Affiliate Member of Lodge Holyrood House (St Luke's), No.44, (Edinburgh, Scotland). It is not, yet, known in which Lodge he was Initiated. That he was totally blind was not (and is not) an impediment to his becoming a Freemason.[5]
^Some aspects of the history of education in analytical chemistry: published syllabi and their authors, Shaw (1734), Watson (1771), Moyes (1784, 1786) and Sullivan (1856) ; Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry ; Springer Berlin / Heidelberg; ISSN 0937-0633 (Print) 1432-1130; Issue Volume 347, Numbers 1-2 / January, 1993
^ abJoseph Priestley to Joseph Banks, 6 Feb 1783, NHM, Dawson Turner MS 3, fol. 17
^ abcLindsay, Robert Strathern (1935). A History of the Masonic Lodge of Holyrood House (St. Lukes), No. 44 Holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, with Roll of Members, 1734-1934. Vol. II. T. and A. Constable at the University Press. p. 686.
henry, moyes, 1750, 1807, blind, scottish, lecturer, natural, philosophy, mezzotint, ward, 1806, after, smithborn1750died1807nationalityscottishoccupationlecturer, natural, philosophy, etching, john, 1796, contents, life, freemasonry, references, external, lin. Henry Moyes 1750 1807 was a blind Scottish lecturer on natural philosophy 1 Henry MoyesHenry Moyes Mezzotint by W Ward 1806 after J R SmithBorn1750Died1807NationalityScottishOccupationlecturer on natural philosophy Henry Moyes Etching by John Kay 1796 Contents 1 Life 2 Freemasonry 3 References 4 External linksLife editAs an itinerant public speaker he helped raise 18th century popular interest in the new field of chemistry 2 He mixed with the greatest engineers and scientists of the day 1 and attended the Lunar Society In London he shared a room in George Street Hanover Square with Adam Walker where lectures were given to small groups of gentry 3 Moyes was described as an excellent lecturer in philosophy by Joseph Priestley 4 His portrait was painted by John Russell 1 He was born in 1750 and came from a humble Kirkcaldy background and was blinded aged three by smallpox 5 In 1766 he was befriended by Adam Smith when the latter was in Kirkcaldy writing his Wealth of Nations The boy showed precocious aptitude and as well as teaching Moyes himself Smith secured the patronage of David Hume and Thomas Reid in the young man s education 6 Being blind he required assistance for demonstrations 4 and his assistant nephew William Nicol 7 would himself become notable for his contributions to science From 1778 he gave his lectures in a building constructed by Allan Ramsay at the foot of Carrubbers Close as a theatre but known as St Andrews Chapel 8 During 1784 86 he toured the United States giving successful lectures in Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Princeton and Charleston South Carolina 1 He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1785 9 Thereafter he settled in Manchester England and undertook a tour of Ireland His brother was Old Moses the dreary drowsy drone Episcopalian Minister of the Cowgate Edinburgh 5 Freemasonry editMoyes was an Affiliate Member of Lodge Holyrood House St Luke s No 44 Edinburgh Scotland It is not yet known in which Lodge he was Initiated That he was totally blind was not and is not an impediment to his becoming a Freemason 5 References edit a b c d A D Morrison Low Moyes Henry 1749 50 1807 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Sept 2004 Some aspects of the history of education in analytical chemistry published syllabi and their authors Shaw 1734 Watson 1771 Moyes 1784 1786 and Sullivan 1856 Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISSN 0937 0633 Print 1432 1130 Issue Volume 347 Numbers 1 2 January 1993 p125 Musson Robinson a b Joseph Priestley to Joseph Banks 6 Feb 1783 NHM Dawson Turner MS 3 fol 17 a b c Lindsay Robert Strathern 1935 A History of the Masonic Lodge of Holyrood House St Lukes No 44 Holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland with Roll of Members 1734 1934 Vol II T and A Constable at the University Press p 686 Dr James Currie to Thomas Creevey 24 February 1793 Lpool RO Currie MS 920 CUR p122 Albert Edward Musson Eric Robinson Science and technology in the Industrial Revolution Manchester University Press 1969 ISBN 0 7190 0370 9 Grants Old and New Edinburgh vol 2 p 238 Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter M PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved 28 July 2014 External links editThe Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland http edinburghbookshelf org uk volume8 page260 single Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Moyes amp oldid 1142082441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
