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	Jukes, J.B.. Forbes, E.. Playfair, L.P.. Smyth, W.W.. Percy, J.. Hunt, R.. Institute of Geological Sciences. Geological Museum. 1852. Lectures on gold for the instruction of emigrants about to proceed to Australia. - London: D. Bogue -		Jukes, J.B. Forbes, E.. Playfair, L.P.. Smyth, W.W.. Percy, J.. Hunt, R. Institute of Geological Sciences. Geological Museum. 1852. Lectures on gold for the instruction of emigrants about to proceed to Australia. - London: D. Bogue

	Percy, J.. 1880. Metallurgy : the art of extracting metals from their ores. Silver and gold part 1. - London: John Murray -		Percy, J. 1880. Metallurgy : the art of extracting metals from their ores. Silver and gold part 1. - London: John Murray

	Percy, J.. 1870. The metallurgy of lead, including desilverization and copellation. - London: John Murray -		Percy, J. 1870. The metallurgy of lead, including desilverization and copellation. - London: John Murray

	Percy, J.. 1864. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores, and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture. Iron and steel. - London: John Murray -		Percy, J. 1864. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores, and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture. Iron and steel. - London: John Murray

	Percy, J.. 1875. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores. Introduction, refractory materials, and fuel. - London: John Murray -		Percy, J. 1875. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores. Introduction, refractory materials, and fuel. - London: John Murray

	Percy, J.. 1861. Metallurgy; the art of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture.. - London: John Murray -		Percy, J. 1861. Metallurgy; the art of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture.. - London: John Murray

	~~Percy, J.. 1852. On the importance of special scientific knowledge to the practical metallurgist (being the introductory lecture to the course of metallurgy, session 1851-1852). - London: HMSO.~~

			Percy, J. 1852. On the importance of special scientific knowledge to the practical metallurgist (being the introductory lecture to the course of metallurgy, session 1851-1852). - London: HMSO.

	== BGS archives ==		== BGS archives ==

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Percy_(metallurgist) John Percy (metallurgist)] — Wikipedia article		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Percy_(metallurgist) John Percy (metallurgist)] — Wikipedia article

	[https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/imotp.1890.~~20642Obitury~~ - John Percy] — ICE Virtual Library		[https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/imotp.1890.20642 Obitury - John Percy] — ICE Virtual Library

	[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Percy John Percy] — Grace's Guide		[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Percy John Percy] — Grace's Guide

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	== Biographies and obituaries ==		== Biographies and obituaries ==

	Blanford, W.T. Obituary - John Percy. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 46 p.45-48. 1890		Blanford, W.T. Obituary - John Percy. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 46 p.45-48. 1890 https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.JGS.1890.046.01-04.02

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Percy_(metallurgist) John Percy (metallurgist)] — Wikipedia article		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Percy_(metallurgist) John Percy (metallurgist)] — Wikipedia article

			[https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/imotp.1890.20642Obitury - John Percy] — ICE Virtual Library

			[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Percy John Percy] — Grace's Guide

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

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== Timeline ==
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! Date !! Details
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| 1817 || Born March 23rd at Nottingham.
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| || Entered Medical School of Edinburgh University, took M.D. at 21, then studied in Paris.
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| || Became Physician to Queen’s Hospital at Birmingham.
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| || Took up metallurgy.
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| 1847 || Elected F.R.S.
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| 1851 || Appointed to Chair in Royal School of Mines.
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| || Analysed series of British iron ores collected by H.S. Bakewell and shown at first International Exhibition – afterwards presented to Jermyn Street Museum.
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| 1861 || 1st volume of “Metallurgy” published.
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| 1864 || Results of analyses of iron ores published in treatise on iron and steel. Improved metallurgical processes and discovered alloy of Cu and Al. Served on various Royal Commissions and committees of enquiry.
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| || Awarded Millar Prize of Institution of Civil Engineers.
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| 1877 || Received Bessemer Medal from Iron and Steel Institute.
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| 1879 || Resigned Chair at Royal School of Mines, continued as Lecturer on Metallurgy at Woolwich.
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| 1880 || Retired.
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| 1885 || President of the Iron and Steel Institute.
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| 1889 || Awarded Albert Medal of Society of Arts.
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| 1889 || Died June 19th.
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== Biographies and obituaries ==

Blanford, W.T. Obituary - John Percy. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 46 p.45-48. 1890

Copies of two obituaries with the ms.

Proceedings Royal Society (1890) p. xxxv

Nature (June 27th, 1889)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Percy_(metallurgist) John Percy (metallurgist)] — Wikipedia article

== Publications ==

'''Works listed in the BGS Library catalogue'''

Jukes, J.B.. Forbes, E.. Playfair, L.P.. Smyth, W.W.. Percy, J.. Hunt, R.. Institute of Geological Sciences. Geological Museum. 1852. Lectures on gold for the instruction of emigrants about to proceed to Australia. - London: D. Bogue -

Percy, J.. 1880. Metallurgy : the art of extracting metals from their ores. Silver and gold part 1. - London: John Murray -

Percy, J.. 1870. The metallurgy of lead, including desilverization and copellation. - London: John Murray -

Percy, J.. 1864. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores, and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture. Iron and steel. - London: John Murray -

Percy, J.. 1875. Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores. Introduction, refractory materials, and fuel. - London: John Murray -

Percy, J.. 1861. Metallurgy; the art of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture.. - London: John Murray -

Percy, J.. 1852. On the importance of special scientific knowledge to the practical metallurgist (being the introductory lecture to the course of metallurgy, session 1851-1852). - London: HMSO.

== BGS archives ==
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! Ref No !! Title !! Description
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| GSM/DC/A/C/5/69-73 || J Percy: Letters on his appointments. ||
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| GSM/DC/A/C/5/79, 82 || J Percy: Letters on his duties. ||
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