Robert Jones (artilleryman)

Robert Jones (c.1740 – c.1778) was a lieutenant in the artillery corps of the British Army. He was known for popularising figure skating in Great Britain and his 1772 trial for sodomy.[1]

He wrote a book, A Treatise on Skating, which was published in London in 1772 and went through several print runs. It was still in print in 2010 as a digitised copy of the first edition.[2] He also wrote A New Treatise on Artificial Fireworks, which was published in 1765.[3]

Sources

  1. http://rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/jones1.htm
  2. "Skateguard". www.skateguard.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. Ice skating in the 18th century
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