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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.
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 and is prefaced by a biography of Playfair.
Volume 2 contains the incomplete Dissertation exhibiting a general
view of the progress of mathematical and physical science, which
was included as a supplement to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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 and is prefaced by a biography of Playfair.
Volume 3 includes articles on mathematics, physics, astronomy and
naval tactics, revealing the range of Playfair's scientific
interests.
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 and is prefaced by a biography of Playfair.
Volume 4 contains his biographies of his colleagues, and review
articles on mathematical and astronomical works, both in English
and French.
James Hutton (1726-1797) was an eminent Scottish scientist known
chiefly for his work in geology. Educated at Edinburgh University,
Hutton then travelled to Europe to study medicine before going into
industry. He spent over a decade farming his family property in
Scotland before returning to academic and commercial life. Hutton
became an established geologist who also published on chemistry,
meteorology and philosophy as an active member of the Edinburgh
Royal Society. This volume, first published in 1805, is a detailed
and affectionate chronicle of Hutton's life by his close friend,
geologist and mathematician John Playfair. The author recounts
Hutton's academic career, speculates on the motivation behind his
foray into farming and includes a detailed discussion of his main
geological theories. With little of Hutton's correspondence and
papers surviving, this account by an intimate contemporary is the
key resource for studying the life of an intriguing figure in
scientific history.
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. This highly
influential book, first published in 1802, contains Playfair's
clarification and summary of Hutton's geological concepts. Playfair
concisely explains Hutton's theories on erosion and geothermal heat
in rock formation and the concept of uniformitarianism in geology,
illustrating these theories with his own precise observations on
different types of rock strata. The clarity of Playfair's
explanations was instrumental in popularising Hutton's geological
theories, many of which are now recognised as key principles of
modern geology. Playfair's strident defence of Hutton's ideas
formed part of a controversial debate between Hutton's supporters
and his detractors.
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