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The book was revised from the 1991 title The Seeds of Time. The Life of Sir Macfarlane Burnet for the centenary of Burnet's birth. Sexton wrote the book over a period of five years from archival information , interviews with Burnet's former scientific colleagues, and, notably, a series of frank, revealing interviews with Burnet himself prior to ...
Early Greek Philosophy is a book by John Burnet. Four editions were published by A. & C. Black, Ltd. in Great Britain. Four editions were published by A. & C. Black, Ltd. in Great Britain. The first edition was published in April 1892, the second in June 1908, the third in September 1920 and the fourth, posthumously, in 1930.
Thomas Burnet (judge) (1694–1753), English wit, barrister and judge Thomas Burnet (physician) (1638–1704), physician to Charles II, James II, William and Mary, and Queen Anne Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet (died 1653), feudal baron who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament, 1621
The Burnet Flag used from December 1836 to January 1839 as the national flag. The design was suggested by President David G. Burnet and it was the flag of the republic until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag, and as the war flag from January 25, 1839, to December 29, 1845 [3] Naval ensign of the Texas Navy from 1836–1839 until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag [3] The Lone Star Flag ...
They engendered a great deal of controversy at the time, and Burnet defended himself against selected critics, John Keill and Erasmus Warren. [6] Isaac Newton was an admirer of Burnet's theological approach to geological processes. Newton even wrote to Burnet, suggesting the possibility that when God created the Earth, the days were longer. [8]
Burnet wrote widely on virology, immunology and later in life on popular science issues. He wrote over 500 papers and 31 books, several of which were published in multiple editions; 15 of those books followed his retirement as director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
John Burnet "of Leyis", the fifth laird, was the first in this family to bear the distinction "of Leys" which from this time onward was applied both to the lands and to the family who held them. [20] His son, Alexander Burnet of Leys was the first 'Baron of Leys' during the reigns of James II of Scotland, James III and James IV. [21]
Flag of the Republic of West Florida (1810) The Burnet flag (co-official, 1836–1839) De Zavala Flag (co-official, 1836–1839) Naval flag of independent Republic of Texas 1836–1845. (Note: also raised at Pensacola in 1861 by Col. William H. Chase in a provisional representation of the Southern States' rebellion) Flag of Texas (1839–present)