Henry How
Henry How | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1828[1] |
| Died | 28 September 1879 (aged 51) Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Chemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
Henry How (11 July 1828 – 28 September 1879) was a British-Canadian chemist, geologist and mineralogist.
Career
[edit]In 1847, How and August Wilhelm von Hofmann were co-workers at the Royal College in London. How was a professor of chemistry and natural history at King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
In 1864 How published the description of a new zeolite mineral, that he named mordenite, from along the shores of the Bay of Fundy.[2] In 1868, he described a new borate mineral found just south of Windsor.[3] How named it silicoborocalcite but was renamed howlite in his honor by James Dwight Dana.[4] He studied many other zeolites and related minerals from the Bay of Fundy basalts, borates from the gypsum and anhydrite deposits, as well as ores of manganese and iron.
Personal life
[edit]How married Louisa Mary Watkins (11 May 1830 - 9 July 1910) and they had five children.[1] The grave of one of their children is next to Henry How's and reads, Louisa P. Juliet, second child of Henry How and Louisa M. How, died 8 July 1862 aged 4 years and 6 months.[5]
Publications
[edit]- (1857) On the Occurrence of Natro-Boro-Calcite with Glauber Salt in the Gypsum of Nova Scotia. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 6, 54-60.
- (1858) Chemical Analysis of Faroelite and some other Zeolites occurring in Nova Scotia. American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, 26(77), 30-34.
- (1861) On Natro-boro-calcite and another Borate occurring in the Gypsum of Nova Scotia. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, 32, 9-13.
- (1864) On mordenite, a new mineral from the trap of Nova Scotia. Journal of the Chemical Society, 17, 100-104.
- (1866) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Pt. I, Manganite, Pyrolusite, Wad. Philosophical Magazine, 165-170.
- (1867) On the waters of the mineral springs of Wilmot, N.S. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(2), 26-33.
- (1867) On magnesia-alum, or pickeringite, containing a little nickel and cobalt, occurring in slate in Hants Co.. Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1, 85-87.
- (1867) Notes on the economic mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Part 1. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(2), 78-86.
- (1867) Notice of the occurrence of a trilobite in the lower carboniferous limestone of Hants. Co. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(1), 87-88.
- (1867) Notes on the economic mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Part II: The ores of manganese and their uses. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(3), 128-138.
- (1867) Notes on the economic mineralogy of Nova Scotia: Part III.; limestone and marble. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(4), 58-66.
- (1867) Remarks on the minerals prepared for the Paris Exhibition. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 2(1), 25-35.
- (1867) On some brine springs of Nova Scotia. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 1(3), 75-80.
- (1868) II. Contributions to the mineralogy of Nova Scotia. III. Borates and other minerals in anhydrite and gypsum. Silicoborocalcite, a new mineral. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 35, 32-41.
- (1868) Notes on the economic mineralogy of Nova Scotia. Part IV: Gypsum and anhydrite and the borates and other minerals they contain. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 2(2), 26-36.
- (1969) The Mineralogy of Nova Scotia. A Report to the Provincial Government. Charles Annand (Publisher), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- (1869) Notes on the economic mineralogy of Nova Scotia: Part V., coals and allied minerals. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 2(3), 128-140.
- (1870) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Part 5. Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Fourth Series, 275-280.
- (1872) Brief notes on the flora of Nova Scotia. Part I. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 3(2), 174-176.
- (1875) On the analysis of two Spring Hill coals. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 4(1), 98-101.
- (1877) Additions to the list of Nova Scotian plants. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, (4)3, 312-341.
- (1878) The East Indian herbarium of King's College, Windsor. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, 4(4), 369-379.
- Contributions to the Mineralogy of Nova Scotia 1868-78
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Blakeley, Phyllis R. "HOW, HENRY". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 7 October 2017. His gravestone only gives the year that he died and at age 52. This does not agree with the date of birth, so one is in error.
- ^ How, Henry (1863). "On Mordenite, a New Mineral from the Trap of Nova Scotia" (PDF). Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society: 100–104.
- ^ How, Henry (1868). "II. Contributions to the mineralogy of Nova Scotia. III. Borates and other minerals in anhydrite and gypsum. Silicoborocalcite, a new mineral" (PDF). The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 35: 32–41. doi:10.1080/14786446808639936.
- ^ Dana, James Dwight; Brush, George Jarvis (1868). A System of Mineralogy (PDF) (Fifth ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 598. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Headstone
