William Derham FRS (26 November 1657 – 5 April 1735) was an English clergyman, natural theologian, natural philosopher and scientist. He produced the earliest reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of sound.
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26 November 1657 Stoulton, Worcestershire
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Died |
1735 (aged 77) Upminster
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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