NettetOil on Canvas/Oil Paint; Three quarter length portrait of Playfair, sitting in a heavy plack coat, occupying the righthand side of the canvas. He is seated in a chair, his left hand folded across his chest, his right extended along the arm of his chair. Behind is a large globe and a table on which are three books. A red cutrain is draped very effectively … Nettet21. mai 2024 · Playfair, John (1748–1819). Mathematician and natural philosopher. Playfair was the son of a presbyterian minister, educated for the kirk, a professor of …
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NettetOct 2024. William Henry Playfair's monument to his uncle, John Playfair, Professor of Mathematics, then Professor of Natural History, at the University of Edinburgh.This elegant monument, designed by one of Scotland's most distinguished architects, is important for its architectural quality and its prominent position on Calton Hill. Nettet10. mar. 2016 · John Playfair, a Scottish natural philosopher, was born Mar. 10, 1748, near Dundee. Playfair started out as a mathematician, but upon entering the Edinburgh intellectual circle that included Joseph Black, the chemist, and James Hutton, the geologist, he gradually switched over to natural history. mercedes s 320 cdi technische daten
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NettetJohn Playfair (1748-1819), professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, is a relatively obscure figure today, best known as the … Nettet7. nov. 2007 · John Playfair, (born March 10, 1748, Benvie, Forfarshire, Scot.—died July 20, 1819, Burntisland, Fife), Scottish geologist and … Nettet1805) and John Playfair (professor of mathematics I785-I805, professor of natural philosophy I805-I819, F.R.S. I807). My aim in this paper is to explore some of the relations which existed between natural philosophy, religion and politics in Edinburgh and its University during the French Revolution. To this mercedes s320 lwb