Kingsley, Charles (1819-1875). British writer and historian Finish:none Plate 15 from the monograph

Plate 15 from the monograph 'Die Beugungserscheinungen aus den Fundamentalgesetzen der Undulationstheorie analytisch entwickelt und in Bildern dargestellt' [Diffraction in the fundamental laws of wave theory developed analytically and presented in pictures]

'St John the Baptist preaching'

in reference to his role as Advocate General and then Chief Justice of the Admiralty Court in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Inscribed: 'W

in which he proposed levying a tax of up to 3d in the pound for forty years to fund the renewal of the Capital's drainage system and to provide a sinking fund to cover the debts that would be incurred

Kingsley, Charles (1819-1875). British writer and historian Finish:none Plate 15 from the monograph