the cyclopædia written 100 contributors, of whom nonconformists. specialists in fields, covering science, technology, medicine, manufacturing, agriculture, banking , transportation, arts , humanities. number members of teaching staffs of royal military academy, , addiscombe military seminary of east india company. other contributors working journalists wrote scientific, medical , technical periodicals. several of contributors active in radical politics; 1 gaoled sedition , indicted treason.
amongst eminent writers engaged rees dr lant carpenter (1780–1870) on education, mental , moral philosophy; tiberius cavallo (1799–1809) on electricity , magnetism; john flaxman (1755–1826) on sculpture; luke howard (1772–1867) on meteorology; john landseer (1769–1852) on engraving; sir william lawrence, (1783–1867) on human , comparative anatomy; sir james edward smith (1759–1828) on botany; david mushet on metallurgy , chemistry; rev. william pearson (1767–1847) on astronomy; sir thomas phillips (1770–1875) on painting.
among artists , engravers employed aaron arrowsmith (1750–1823) engraved maps; william blake (1757–1827) made engravings illustrate of sculpture articles; thomas milton (1743–1827) engraved of natural history plates; wilson lowry (1762–1824) engraved numerous of plates relating architecture, machinery , scientific instruments.
except of botanical articles sir james edward smith, none of articles signed. names recorded in prospectus of 1802, introduction @ start of first volume, paper covers of unbound parts have survived, , in paper in philosophical magazine, published in 1820. alphabetical list of contributors rees s cyclopædia has been compiled foregoing sources. majority appear in dictionary of national biography, , in sources listed in british biographical index, these accounts record involvement cyclopædia.
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