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Article Evaluation "Newtonian Telescope"


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- Yes the article sticks to the basis of the telescope and briefly describes the reasoning and need for it at the time.


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- Yes the article is neutral, there is credit given when needed saying someone else had the idea of the design but was not successfully able to construct himself.


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John Barlow Draft
In 1832 John Barlow joined the Royal Institution of Great Britain (Ri). He would serve many positions inside the Ri, including:


 * Manager (1838)
 * Secretary of the Lectures Committee (1841) where he succeeded Michael Faraday.
 * Honorary Secretary of the Ri (1843-1860)

While Serving as the Honorary Secretary Barlow would make administrative changes. While in this position is was he discovered long term fraud committed by the Assistant Secretary at the time, Joseph Fincher. His administrative changes would include procedures to prevent fraud. He also give lectures of the practical applications of science.

Barlow was elected into the Royal Society in 1834

John Barlow served at the Secretary of the Zoological Society from 1837 to 1838.

In 1838 some of Barlow's research is publish in "The Discovery of the Vital Principle of Physiology of Man" (did be write this?)

Barlow publish several book in the collection Small Books on Great Subjects. These include "On the Connection between Physiology and Intellectual Science" (1948) and "On Man's Power Over Himself to Prevent or Control Insanity" (1849) the latter of which discusses management of the insane.

KEBears (talk) 03:30, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Inserted Photo of John Barlow during his time as secretary. (not sure if format is correct but working on that)

Barlow had a close friendship with Michael Faraday and prior to his passing worked with him to:


 * Increase the number of Lady Members such as Angela Burdett Coutts. Therefore appropriate changes then followed in the RI for the lady members to attend lectures especially Friday evening discourses.
 * Barlow also aided in returning the importance of the Secretary Position that had been diminished during Edmund Robert Daniell's time as secretary.
 * Barlow also found Joseph Fincher guilty of defrauding the RI for a long time and took over the duties of Assistant Secretary following Fincher's dismissal.

Review by K8shep (talk) 13:24, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
1. What does the article do well? Is there anything from your review that impressed you? Any turn of phrase that described the subject in a clear way? Good job on re-writing some of this. You've reworked the format and added some new information.

2. What changes would you suggest the author apply to the article? Why would those changes be an improvement? Maybe link to some other pages and keep up the additions. Good job! Make sure the abbreviation for Royal Institution is RI, both letters capitalized, not Ri.

3. What's the most important thing the author could do to improve the article? Good work so far. Keep it up!

Article Draft Additions for John Barlow (priest)
I will be modifying the structure of the article in order to better organize / categorize his contributions to the Royal Institution and work outside

Information added regarding his social life:

Social
Barlow’s social personality led him to host several dinners and holiday events prior to Discourses in his own home. During many of the gatherings Barlow was said to be attempting to recruit significant figures to join him at the Royal Institution.

Contributions
Barlow's close friendship with Michael Faraday allowed him to work with him on several occasions and successfully is noted to have:

- Increased the number of lady members such as Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, notably one of the wealthiest women in all of England in 1837 and the Duchess of Northumberland, wife of the President of the Royal Institution. The rise of women in the Royal Institution called for changes such as the inclusion of these lady members attending lectures and Friday evening discourses.

- Barlow along side Faraday worked to returned the significant importance to the Secretary Positions in the RI that had been diminished during Edmund Robert Daniell's time as secretary.

- Barlow also found Joseph Fincher guilty of defrauding the RI for a long time and took over the duties of Assistant Secretary following Fincher's dismissal.

Inserted Photo of John Barlow during his time as secretary

(Still working on finding the photograph of John Barlow through the creative commons site to avoid copyright violations)

Link from Michael Faraday's Wiki page to John Barlow
(inserted in adult life section) - While working at the Royal Society Faraday with the assistance from John Barlow helped aid in modifying significant features of the secretary position that was recently diminished.

- Reorganized and edited the format of the existing doc, including arranging events in order.