Difference between revisions of "John Playfair"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_56315" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_56315" /> == | ||
<p> an eminent scientist, was born, in 1749, at Dundee; was educated at St. Andrew's; resigned a living, and became mathematical professor at Edinburgh, where he died July 20,1819. Playfair was celebrated as a geologist, and a strenuous defender of the Huttonian system. Among his works are, [[Elements]] of Geometry: — Outlines of Philosophy: — [[Illustrations]] of the Huttonian Theory: — and A System of Geography. </p> | <p> an eminent scientist, was born, in 1749, at Dundee; was educated at St. Andrew's; resigned a living, and became mathematical professor at Edinburgh, where he died July 20,1819. Playfair was celebrated as a geologist, and a strenuous defender of the Huttonian system. Among his works are, [[Elements]] of Geometry: '''''—''''' Outlines of Philosophy: '''''—''''' [[Illustrations]] of the Huttonian Theory: '''''—''''' and A System of Geography. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78340" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78340" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an eminent scientist, was born, in 1749, at Dundee; was educated at St. Andrew's; resigned a living, and became mathematical professor at Edinburgh, where he died July 20,1819. Playfair was celebrated as a geologist, and a strenuous defender of the Huttonian system. Among his works are, Elements of Geometry: — Outlines of Philosophy: — Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory: — and A System of Geography.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Scotch mathematician, born at Benvie; bred for the Church, became professor first of Mathematics and then of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University; wrote on geometry and geology, in the latter supported the Huttonian theory of the earth (1748-1819).
