Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Watson, FRS (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carolus Linnaeus into England. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1741 and vice president in 1772. In 1746, he showed that the capacity of the Leyden jar could be increased by coating it inside and out with lead foil.. }
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- William_Watson_(scientist) comment "William Watson, FRS (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carolus Linnaeus into England. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1741 and vice president in 1772. In 1746, he showed that the capacity of the Leyden jar could be increased by coating it inside and out with lead foil.".