Bright
Bright names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Bright RICHARD, an English
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
RICHARD, an English , born in Bristol, Sept. 28, physician 1789; studied at Edinburgh, Berlin, and Vienna. His name is associated with DISEASE (q. v.), he being the BRIGHT'S . first who investigated its character He died Dec. 16, 1858. BRIGHTON (formerly BRIGHTHELM- STONE), a maritime town and favorite watering place in England, county of Sussex, 50½ miles from London. It is protected situated on a gentle slope, the high ground from the N. winds by of the South Downs immediately behind handthe town, and is well built, built, with some streets, terraces, squares, etc. In front of the town is a massive sea wall, with a promenade and drive over 3 miles in length, one of the finest in Europe. Among the remarkable buildings, all of modern date, is the Pavilion, built by George IV., which cost upward of $5,- 000,000. It is in the Oriental style, with numerous cupolas, spires, etc. Brighton has no manufactures, and is resorted to only as a watering-place. It was about the middle of the 18th century that Dr. Russell, an eminent physician, drew attention to Brighton, which subsequently was patronized by : Wales Wales; George IV., then Prince of in this way it was converted from a decayed fishing village into a fashionable and populous watering-place. It has sent two members to Parliament since 1832. Pop. about 132,000.
Bright JOHN, an English stateston spinner and manufacturer at Roch- Nov
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, an English stateston spinner and manufacturer at Roch- Nov. 16, 1811. When the Anti-Corn dale, Lancashire, born in Lancashire, Law League was formed in 1839 he was Mr. Cobden, engaged in an extensive one of its leading members, and, with free-trade agitation. He was incessant, ment, in his opposition to the Corn both at public meetings and in Parlia- Laws, until they were finally repealed. In 1845 he obtained the appointment of Game Laws, and also one on the suba select committee of the House on the ject of cotton cultivation in India. A member of the Peace Society, he strenuously opposed the war with Russia in 1854. In 1855 he energetically de- 1857 for Birmingham, he seconded the nounced the Crimean War. Elected in motion against the second reading of the Conspiracy Bill, which led to the overit is addressed. The brief is an official document, but of a less public character than the bull.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's credited Richard Bright in 1921 with being "the first who investigated" the kidney condition named for him, and doctors of that era still diagnosed "Bright's disease" as a single entity. That umbrella term has since been retired: kidney biopsy, introduced in the 1950s, and modern immunology split it into distinct disorders such as IgA nephropathy, membranous nephropathy and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, and dialysis and transplantation (the first successful kidney transplant was in 1954) changed the outlook entirely. The account of John Bright, the Anti-Corn Law campaigner who died in 1889, still reads accurately. Brighton, described here as having "no manufactures" and a population of 132,000, merged with Hove and became a city in 2000, with roughly 280,000 residents today; the Royal Pavilion is now a museum open to the public.
Written for this edition, 2026.