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Desmond King-Hele (1927–2019)

Author of Erasmus Darwin: A Life of Unequalled Achievement

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Includes the names: D. King-Hele, D. King-Hele, D.G. KING-HELE, Desmond King-Hene, Desmond G. King-Hele, Desmond King-Hele (editor)

Works by Desmond King-Hele

Erasmus Darwin: A Life of Unequalled Achievement (1999) 42 copies

Observing Earth Satellites (1983) 27 copies

Doctor of Revolution: The Life and Genius of Erasmus Darwin (1977) 15 copies

Erasmus Darwin (1963) 14 copies

Shelley: His Thought and Work (1962) 14 copies

Shelley, the man and the poet (1963) 10 copies

A Tapestry of Orbits (1992) 8 copies

The end of the twentieth century? (The making of the twentieth century) (1970) 5 copies

Erasmus Darwin 1731–1802 (1963) 4 copies

Satellites and scientific research (1962) 4 copies

Erasmus Darwin and the Romantic Poets (1986) 4 copies

Erasmus Darwin and Evolution (2014) 3 copies

Life of a naturalist who sought happiness of life - Erazumasu Darwin ISBN: 4875022174 (1993) [Japanese Import] 2 copies

Theory of Satellite Orbits in an Atmosphere (1964) 2 copies

The RAE table of earth satellites : 1957-1989 (1990) 2 copies

Antic and romantic (2000) 2 copies

Three Presidents of the Society in the Enlightenment Era (part 2), 23 October 2006, pages 22-23 1 copy

Satellite Orbits in an Atmosphere: Theory and Application (1987) 1 copy

Poems and trixies (1972) 1 copy

The RAE Table of Earth Satellites, 1957-1980 (1981) 1 copy

Erasmus Darwin, Grandfather of Charles Darwin 1 copy

Erasmus Darwin : Man of Enlightenment (keynote address at 'The Enlightenment Project' 3 April 2006) (pages 4-6) 1 copy

Papers on Erasmus Darwin by Desmond King-Hele 1962-1999 1 copy

The Enlightenment Project 2006-7 1 copy

GNOMES, Poems 2005-2017 1 copy

A Concordance to Erasmus Darwin’s Poem ‘The Botanic Garden’ (1994) 1 copy

Observing Earth Satellites by Desmond King-Hele (1983-04-01) 1 copy

The Shape of the Earth, 1 copy

Animal spirits (1983) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Life of Erasmus Darwin (2002) — Editor, some editions — 35 copies, 1 review

The essential writings of Erasmus Darwin; (1968) — some editions — 11 copies, 1 review

New Scientist, 23 April 1964 (1964) — Contributor — 1 copy

The New Scientist, 15 October 1959 (1959) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Other names: King-Hele, D. G.
Birthdate: 1927
Date of death: 2019-12-25
Gender: male
Education: Epsom College
University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Occupations: physicist
poet
author
Organizations: Royal Aircraft Establishment (1948-1988)
Awards and honors: Royal Society (fellow|1966)
Chree medal and prize (1971)
Royal Astronomical Society (Eddington Medal|1971)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Seaford, Sussex, England
Associated Place (for map): Seaford, Sussex, England

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Works: 29
Also by: 4
Members: 171
Popularity: #124,898
Rating: ½ 3.7

ISBNs: 32
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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