William Derham FRS was an English clergyman, natural theologian, natural philosopher and scientist. He produced the earliest reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of sound. Wikipedia
Born: November 26, 1657, Stoulton, United Kingdom
Died: April 5, 1735 (age 77 years), Upminster, United Kingdom
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Known for: Natural theology; Measurement of the speed of sound
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