Name: The Works of John Playfair 4 Volume Set: The Works of John Playfair: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences)
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Author: Playfair, John ; Playfair, James G.
ISBN: 9781108029384

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The Works of John Playfair 4 Volume Set: The Works of John Playfair: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences)

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Playfair

Illustrated by

James G. Playfair

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

626

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 3.5 cm

Weight

0.78 kg.

ISBN

1108029388

ISBN13

9781108029384

Synopsis "The Works of John Playfair 4 Volume Set: The Works of John Playfair: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences) "

John Playfair (1748-1819) was a Scottish mathematician and geologist best known for his defence of James Hutton's geological theories. He attended the University of St Andrews, completing his theological studies in 1770. In 1785 he was appointed joint Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1805 he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he was acquainted with continental scientific developments, and was a prolific writer of scientific articles in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Review. This four-volume edition of his works was published in 1822. Volume 1 includes a biography of Playfair, and his Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, which did much to popularise Hutton's ideas.

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