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In 1758, he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at William and Mary College, Virginia, then one of Britain’s American colonies.

One of his students, Thomas Jefferson, described him as "a man profound in most of the useful branches of science, with a happy talent of communication, correct and gentlemanly manners, and a large and liberal mind... from his conversation I got my first views of the expansion of science and of the system of things in which we are placed."

In 1764 he returned to Britain, with a letter of introduction to Matthew Boulton from Benjamin Franklin. He established a medical practice in Birmingham, and shared a house with Dr. John Ash .

Between 1765 and 1775, Small was Boulton's doctor and became a close friend of Erasmus Darwin, Thomas DayThomas Day ( 22 June 1748 28 September 1789), was a British author. His reputation rests mainly on Sandford and Merton ( 1783- 1789), a book for the young, which, though quaintly didactic and often ridiculous, was at one time considered of educational val, James KeirJames Keir ( 1735- 1820), chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor, was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland. He was a member of the Lunar Society. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University where he met Erasmus Darwin. He joined the army and served as, James WattThis article is about the Scottish engineer and inventor. For Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, see James G. James Watt ( January 19, 1736 August 19, 1819) was a Scottish mathematician and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were a ke, Anna SewardAnna Seward ( December 12, 1747 March 25, 1809) was an English writer, often called the "Swan of Lichfield. Seward was the elder daughter of Thomas Seward (1708-1790), prebendary of Lichfield and Salisbury, and author. Born at Eyam in Derbyshire, she pass and others connected with the Lunar SocietyThe Lunar Society was a discussion club, of a number of prominent industrialists and scientists, who met regularly in the latter half of the 18th century in Birmingham, England. They met from 1765 to 1813. At first called the Lunar Circle, 'Lunar Society'.

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William Watson Small ( October 19October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 73 days remaining. Events 202 BC Battle of Zama, resulting in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. 439 The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in N, 1909 - January 18, 1978) was a British MP for Glasgow Scotstoun (1959-1974) and Glasgow Garscadden (1974-1978).