Modern English biography

_portrait_; _Journal of jurisprudence_, _xxiii_ 601–3 (1879). MAIN, DAVID M. (son of a Scottish banker). _b._ 1847; edited A treasury of English sonnets, with notes and illustrations. Manchester 1879, 2 ed. London 1880; Three hundred English sonnets 1884. _d._ 1888. MAIN, JOHN FREDERIC. _b._ 1854 or 1855; ed. at Southsea diocesan gr. sch.; matric. at univ. of London, Jany. 1872; studied at Trin. coll. Camb., scholar, 10th wrangler 1876; B.Sc. London 1876, D.Sc. 1877; lecturer in engineering, Univ. coll. Bristol; assistant professor of mechanics, Royal college of science South Kensington. _d._ Denver, Colorado 10 May 1892. MAIN, ROBERT (son of Thomas Main). _b._ Upnor, Kent 12 July 1808; assistant master Bishop’s Waltham gr. sch., foundation scholar at Queen’s coll. Camb., fellow 1836–8; 6th wrangler 1834; B.A. 1834, M.A. 1837; at Pemb. coll. Oxf., M.A. 1860; chief assistant at royal observatory, Greenwich 1835–60; ordained 1836; F.R.A.S. 11 March 1836, member of council 1837–41 and 1861–76, secretary 1841–6, vice pres. 1856–9, president 1859–61, gold medallist 12 Feb. 1858; F.R.S. 7 June 1860, member of council 1875–7; Radcliffe observer at Oxford 19 June 1860 to death; author of Rudimentary astronomy 1852, 3 ed. 1882; Astronomical observations made at the Radcliffe observatory 1859 etc.; Twelve sermons preached at St. Mary’s, Greenwich 1860; Plain and spherical astronomy 1863. _d._ Radcliffe observatory, Oxford 9 May 1878. _E. Dunkin’s Obituary notices of astronomers_ (1879) 165–88; _Nature 16 May 1878 pp._ 72–3. MAIN, THOMAS. _b._ 1806; presbyterian minister Kilmarnock 1839–43; Free ch. minister Kilmarnock 1843–57; minister St. Mary’s, Edinb. 1857 to death; moderator of Free ch. general assembly 1880; D.D.; author of Speech on the Union question in the Free church presbytery of Edinburgh 1868. _d._ 7 Bellevue crescent, Edinburgh 28 May 1881. _J. Smith’s Our Scottish clergy_ (1851) 55–62. MAIN, THOMAS JOHN (brother of Robert Main 1808–78). _b._ 1818; ed. at St. John’s coll. Camb., fellow 3 April 1838 to 1843; senior wrangler and first Smith’s prizeman 1838, B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841; F.R.A.S. 10 Jany. 1840; chaplain in navy 11 Nov. 1842, retired 22 Sep. 1871; professor of mathematics at royal naval college, Portsmouth 1837–71; author with Thomas Brown of The indicator and dynamometer 1847, 3 ed. 1857; The marine steam engine 1849, 5 ed. 1865, and in German. Vienna 1868; Questions on subjects connected with the marine steam engine 1857, 2 ed.