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  Professor William Small (brief bio) | University Relations
Small of Scotland was then professor of Mathematics, a man profound in most of the useful branches of science, with a happy talent of communication, correct and gentlemanly manners and an enlarged and liberal mind.
Thus did Jefferson describe William Small, born in Scotland in 1734 and educated at Marischal College in Aberdeen.
As a William and Mary professor, he had inaugurated a society similar to the Birmingham group to foster the growth of science in the colony, one that was sponsored by Francis Fauquier, the acting royal governor of Virginia (1758-68) and that influenced the young Jefferson.
www.wm.edu /news/?id=4464   (443 words)

  
  Sarah Small, First Lieutenant, United States Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gloria Small said she saw her daughter for lunch on August 3, 2005, and that she and her husband talked or e-mailed with their daughter daily, including three times on the weekend before she was killed and a last telephone call at midnight Herndon time on the day she was killed.
William Small joked that his collect telephone bill was astronomical, because the family made sure their daughter could call the house anytime she could from anywhere in the world.
Small's father, recalling one of many examples of her devotion to community service, said that when she was stationed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the island was flooded by typhoons, destroying all of Small's personal possessions.
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 A Portrait of Dr. William Small
William Small was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1734, the son of a Presbyterian minister.
At the age of 23 in 1758, Small was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at William and Mary College, Virginia, then one of Britain’s American colonies.
Small’s early death at the age of 41 has meant that he is not normally placed in the front rank of Lunar men, but he was pivotal to their success.
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 William Small - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1758, he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, then one of Britain’s American colonies.
Small is known for being Thomas Jefferson's professor at William and Mary, and for having an influence on the young Jefferson.
Between 1765 and 1775, Small was Boulton's doctor and became a close friend of Erasmus Darwin, Thomas Day, James Keir, James Watt, Anna Seward and others connected with the Lunar Society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Small   (307 words)

  
 James M. Small
His father, William Small, was a merchant tailor, who also had some interests in agriculture, was born a few years subsequent to the close of the American Revolution and was a native of the state of Virginia.
Small proposed to undertake this journey alone, seven others finally joined him and so long as the river remained narrow and swift they made good time and without incident.
Small was treasurer, for the purpose of turning the Macalomy river, whose bed proved to be rich in gold, but toward fall of 1850 Mr.
www.genealogymagazine.com /jamesmsmall.html   (1330 words)

  
 John Vantreese Small
Jane Elizabeth Small Loveless is listed with her living siblings in the will of Margaret A. (Small) Grove filed in 1934 in Guilford Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
William Harvey, son of John and Anna Mary (Keller) Small, was born February 8, 1865 at St. Thomas, Penn., and departed this life April 28, 1950, at the Ellsworth hospital, at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 20 days.
Small passed away on October 16, 1943 at the age of 76 years, 6 months and 11 days after an illness of about four months.
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 [Small] - William Clements, Boat Builder   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This photo of Small was taken in April of 1999 in the Point Judith salt pond during the builders & designers trials.
Small is a glued lapstrake Dayboat designed by Antonio Dias for Jenney Bennet, currently editor of Maritime Life and Traditions, as part of Antonio's book, Designer and Client, published by WoodenBoat.
This update of the classic British Dayboat is intended as a family daysailor; as happy on a trailer as crossing a lake or exploring a coastal harbor.
www.boatbldr.com /boats/small.html   (288 words)

  
 William Withering Summary
William Withering was born at Wellington, Shropshire, England on March 17, 1741; he died in Birmingham, England on October 6, 1799.
William Withering (March 17, 1741, Wellington, Shropshire - October 6, 1799) was an English botanist, physician and the discoverer of digitalis.
The story is that one of his patients with dropsy (swelling from congestive heart failure) improved remarkably after taking a traditional herbal remedy; William became famous for recognising that the active ingredient in the mixture was contained in the leaves of foxglove.
www.bookrags.com /William_Withering   (1231 words)

  
 Welcome to William Blair & Company - News
Williams was awarded the CFA charter in 2002 and is an active member of the CFA Society of Chicago.
William Blair Investment Management is the asset management operation of William Blair & Company, L.L.C., consisting of the institutional, mutual fund, and wealth management businesses.
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is a Chicago-based investment firm offering investment banking, asset management, equity research, institutional and private brokerage, and private capital to individual, institutional, and issuing clients.
www.williamblair.com /pages/news_story_dept.asp?uid=1057&depID=6   (483 words)

  
 William T. Small, Jr., M.S.P.H.
William T. Small received the B.S. degree in Chemistry (1965) from North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC and the M.S.P.H. degree (1969) from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
At the University level, Dean Small was recognized as Student Organization Advisor of the Year for 1992-93 and received the Harvey Elliot Beech Award from the UNC Black Alumni in September 1993 for outstanding achievement by a UNC-CH alumnus.
Dean Small maintains an active role in local community health issues, serving as vice-chairman of the Durham County Board of Health and on the Board of an organizaton dedicated to serving homeless individuals and families in Durham County, Housing for New Hope.
www.minority.unc.edu /sph/DeanSmall.htm   (468 words)

  
 William and Mary College Va, Professor William Small
This William Small was a professor at William and Mary College, and taught Thomas Jefferson Mathmatics and Philosophy.
William Small, a graduate of Marischal College at the University of Edinburgh, was the only layman who had served on the faculty.
William Small taught mathematics, along with his duties as professor of philosophy, due to the departure of another educator.
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 William Small
William Small was born at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1841.
Small has been actuated by many of the generous motives which inspired the life of her husband, and has done much to perpetuate his careful philanthropy.
Small founded in the memory of her husband William Small Memorial Home for Aged Women and it is one of the philanthropies of which the State of Kansas may take greatest pride.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/bios/smallw.html   (556 words)

  
 William Herschel's catalog
William Herschel Museum: William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781 from a house in Bath, England, which is now a museum.
William Herschel got interested in systematically looking for, and observing, "nebulae" and star clusters when he was presented a copy of the Messier Catalog in December, 1781.
William's 1788 marriage, 1792 birth of son John, as well as other discoveries and interests took even more time from the nebula project, so that finally Caroline and William needed full 14 years for the final catalog of 500 objects, leaving "un-swept" significant areas of the sky, in particular around the North Celestial Pole.
www.seds.org /messier/xtra/similar/herschel.html   (1276 words)

  
 More about other Lunar Society members
William Small was born in Scotland in 1734 and educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen.
Small arrived in Birmingham in 1765 with a letter of introduction to Matthew Boulton from the great American scientist, philosopher and political thinker, Benjamin Franklin.
Edgeworth on William Small: 'By means of Mr Keir I became acquainted with Dr Small of Birmingham, a man esteemed by all who knew him, and by all who were admitted to his friendship beloved with no common enthusiasm.
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 Small Family
Joseph Small, Jr, the ancestor of the Smalls of Allen County, was the first child born in Old Borden, in 1778.
H-7  Robert Small, born 26 Jun 1819 Clermont Co, OH, married 02 Oct 1841 Almira Whitcomb, daughter of Philo Whitcomb, of Greene Co, NY—and she is the 2nd cousin of Gov. Whitcomb.
J-1  William L. Banker, born June 1869 IN, married 1894 Susanna, born Sep 1876 IN.  They are in the 7th Ward of Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY for the 1910 census and he is a saw filer in a sawmill.
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 William Walton II
William Walton and Rachel Hunter were married in Chowan Co, NC circa 1748.
In 1760 William Walton was Captain of the Militia in Chowan County, North Carolina.
William Walton and Rachel Small deeded land in 1781.
www.sallysfamilyplace.com /MapleLawn/WaltonWm2.htm   (1832 words)

  
 Interview with William Small, First Defiance Financial: TWST
Small: First Defiance Financial Corporation is a unitary thrift holding company that was formed in September 1995.
Small: When we started on the major overhaul of our business plan, we wanted to make sure that we were going to have the right people in place to execute the plan.
Jim advanced to the position of heading up small business lending for Huntington, yet he had a strong desire to really get into community banking, and the fact that we offered him that opportunity right back here where he grew up made it easy for us to attract him to work with us.
www.twst.com /notes/articles/maz619.html   (753 words)

  
 William Small
Small bronzes are among the most beautiful and characteristic artefacts of the Renaissance.
The small sculptures of 17 artists between the ages of 18 and 30 will be on view in Carnegie Museum...
Van Gogh and the Labors of the Field is a small exhibi...
wwar.com /masters/s/small-william-news.html   (11604 words)

  
 William Small (Scottish politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Watson Small (19 October 1909 – 18 January 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.
He was an Ayrshire County Councillor from 1945 to 1951 and an active member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, serving on its national committee from 1955 to 1957 and as president of the union's West Ayrshire district.
Small never held ministerial office, but served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Power from 1964.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Small_(Scottish_politician)   (224 words)

  
 CBBC Newsround | UK | Prince William 'killed small deer', say reports
The story in the Mail on Sunday newspaper said that the heart-throb prince shot the animal while he was having hunting lessons from a Masai warrior in the African country.
William has joined his dad, Prince Charles, on an English fox hunt.
Prince William is in Kenya for a month-long summer holiday with seven friends.
news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3141000/3141285.stm   (240 words)

  
 William Small Jr, MD
Small, W.Jr., Pierce, M., Benson, A.B., Kiel, K.D., Sathisaseelan, V., Lurain, J.R., Fishman, D., Shaw, J. Talamonti, M.S., Mittal, B.B., Lurie, R.H. Phase I/II Study-Combination of Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Deep Hyperthermia in Patients with Advance1d or Recurrent Abdomino-Pelvic Tumors.
Raman, N.V., Small W. Jr., The Role of Radiation in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer.
Small, W. Jr., Johnson, P.J., Yi-Ching, H., Weinberg, D., Schroeder, R., Chiappetta, B., Mittal, B.B., Jampol, L. The Treatment of Choroidal Melenoma with Iodine-125 Eye Plaque: An Analysis of Long Term Visual Acuity, Int.
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 William Blair Funds - Fund Kudos
William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund - Class I Shares is one of two funds highlighted in the Mutual Fund section's daily "Growth Funds Leading the Market" snapshot.
In an article titled, "Measuring the Masters," by Christopher Williams, William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund Portfolio Manager Karl Brewer is named to Barron's ninth annual list of the "Top 100" mutual fund managers.
The Small Cap Growth Fund's performance during 2000 was primarily attributable to investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) during a rising market.
www.williamblairfunds.com /Funds/Individual/Kudos.aspx?FN=134   (394 words)

  
 Fort William & Lochaber Small Hotels - Small Hotel Accommodation in Fort William & Lochaber Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the centre of Fort William at the west end of...
Old Pines is a 4 star small hotel with a relaxed...
Surrounded by magnificent scenery in the small vi...
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 Kent in Telluride
He and William raced top the top, but we did get them to do the last stretch together.
William, Gwen, Shihab, Kent and I visited Alta Lakes one evening.
Kent and William had new backpacks for their first day in the Telluride Academy Dinner camp.
www.slaney.org /kent/2003TellurideKent   (265 words)

  
 Kent in May 2005
William and the abalone - small and large
William and the tidepool - small and large
William in the volcano - small and large
www.slaney.org /kent/2005May/index.html   (157 words)

  
 William Paterson University Small Business Development Center
The William Paterson Small Business Development Center, cosponsored by the City of Paterson and Rutgers University, is one of 11 full-service regional centers in New Jersey that provide free management consulting services and affordable training to help small business owners and entrepreneurs in every county of New Jersey.
Its mission is to foster small business growth by helping entrepreneurs manage, market, and finance their ventures in all industries.
For additional information on the William Paterson Small Business Development Center or to schedule an appointment for free counseling at the Paterson, Clifton or Wayne locations, contact Kate Muldoon at 973-754-8695 or muldoonk@wpunj.edu.
ww2.wpunj.edu /news/Releases05/05_SBD.htm   (382 words)

  
 Nikon MicroscopyU: Small World Competition Gallery
Small World screen savers have been developed for computers utilizing the Windows (95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP) operating system and are available as free downloads to our visitors.
2003 Small World Competition - Among the wide variety of specimens entered in the 2003 Small World competition were a rat brain, nematode worms, latex spheres, thin films, a snowflake, cells in culture, sperm cells, a computer chip, polymers, algae, several plants, and a variety of chemical crystals.
The panel of judges for the silver anniversary of the Small World contest were Todd James (National Geographic), William K. Barnett (American Museum of Natural History), Michael W. Davidson (Florida State University), Martin L. Scott (Scientific Imaging), and Daniel Farkas (University of Pittsburgh).
www.microscopyu.com /smallworld/gallery   (2397 words)

  
 William Small Joins Tulane Men's Basketball Staff :: 12-Year Coaching Veteran Is Green Wave's New Assistant Coach
William Small has extensive ties to key recruiting areas across the southeast.
NEW ORLEANS - William Small, a 12-year coaching veteran who has spent nearly his entire career in the South, has joined the Tulane men's basketball program as an assistant coach, Green Wave head coach Dave Dickerson announced Monday.
Small graduated from Mississippi's Belhaven College in 1993 after playing two years of varsity basketball there, and began his coaching career in 1994-95 at Delta State before spending two seasons at Cowley College in Kansas.
tulanegreenwave.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/061206aaa.html   (454 words)

  
 William Small
Small bronzes are among the most beautiful and characteristic artefacts of the Renaissance.
The small sculptures of 17 artists between the ages of 18 and 30 will be on view in Carnegie Museum...
Van Gogh and the Labors of the Field is a small exhibi...
www.wwar.com /masters/s/small-william-news.html   (11604 words)

  
 Fort William travel guide - Wikitravel
Sitting at the head of Loch Linnhe, a sea loch, and at the foot of Ben Nevis, Fort William is the major town of the South Western Scottish Highlands, Scotland.
The train leaves Fort William at 10:20am and returns to Fort William at 4:00pm with an hour and a half in Mallaig.
Fort William is at the end (for most people) of the West Highland Way long-distance footpath from Glasgow.
wikitravel.org /en/Fort_William   (961 words)

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