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The Works Of John Playfair V1 (1822) by John Playfair, 2010-02-17

The Works of John Playfair ...: Dissertation, Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science Since the Revival of Letters in Europe by John Playfair, 2010-03-05

The Works Of John Playfair V4: With A Memoir Of The Author by John Playfair, 2007-07-25

The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author, Volume 3 by John Playfair, James George Playfair, 2010-03-10

The Works of John Playfair ...: On the Arithemetic of Impossible Quantities. On the Causes Which Affect the Accuracy of Barometrical Measurements. Remarks ... of Porisms. Observations On the Tr by John Playfair, 2010-02-16

The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author, Volume 2 by John Playfair, 2010-01-10

The Works of John Playfair ...: Biographical Account of Matthew Stewart. Biographical Account of James Hutton. Biographical Account of John Robinson. Review ... Review of Mechain Et Delambre, Base D by John Playfair, 2010-03-03

The Works of John Playfair ...: Biographical Memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth by John Playfair, 2010-03-05

The Works of John Playfair ... (v. 1) by John Playfair, 2009-08-18

Explication De Playfair Sur La Théorie De La Terre Par Hutton, Et Examen Comparatif Des Systèmes Géologiques, Volumes 1-2 (French Edition) by John Playfair, 2010-02-04

A Handbook for Travellers in Algeria (And Tunis) [By Sir R.L. Playfair by John Murray, Robert Lambert Playfair, 2010-02-23

Explication De Playfair Sur La Théorie De La Terre Par Hutton, Et Examen Comparatif Des Systèmes Géologiques (French Edition) by John Playfair, 2010-02-03

Elements of Geometry: Being Chiefly a Selection from Playfair's Geometry by John Playfair, 2010-01-11

A Comparative View Of The Huttonian And Neptunian Systems Of Geology by John Murray, 2010-09-10

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John Playfair 1748 1819. Geologist, physicist and mathematician.Born in Benvie, Playfair studied at St. Andrews. Having failed
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Extractions: John Playfair Geologist, physicist and mathematician. Born in Benvie, Playfair studied at St. Andrews. Having failed to gain professorships at Aberdeen and St. Andrews he became a parish minister. However he was offered the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh in 1785 and later moved to the Chair of Natural Philosophy (1805), which he held until his death. He is perhaps best known for his work in geomorphology, realising that large rock could be transported as part of the process of glaciation, and was regarded by his students as an excellent teacher. Playfair popularised the the work of James Hutton (1726-97) with his publication Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of The Earth (1802). Playfair enthusiastically supported the extension of the Observatory on Edinburgh's Calton Hill and would undoubtedly have been Astronomer Royal for Scotland had the position existed when he was alive. Talbot Rice (1954) says: "The wide learning, the calm intellect and the clear thought, so apparent in all his writings, also marked his lectures. He was, according to one of his many illustrious pupils, 'a charming teacher, so simple, unaffected and sincere in manner, so chaste in style, so clear in demonstration'. By consolidating the learning of past generations and collating the discoveries and theories of his own time, he gave a comprehensive and unified presentation of the subjects he professed and thus laid the basis for future constructive researches in the fields of mathematics and natural philosophy."
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John Playfair. Born 10 lecture courses. His nephew, James George Playfair,who edited The Works of John Playfair in 1822 wrote 10. ..
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Extractions: John Playfair was the eldest son of the Reverend James Playfair, minister of Benvie, a small town near Dundee (then in Perthshire, now in Tayside), Scotland. He was educated by his father at home until the age of fourteen, when he was sent to the University of St Andrews to study for a general degree with the aim of entering the Church. Playfair was awarded a scholarship to the University in 1762, and there his aptitude and keenness to study gained him both the respect and friendship of his professors. His progress in the mathematical sciences was so rapid that the professor of natural philosophy (physics was still called natural philosophy in St Andrews when I [EFR] studied it in the 1960s), Professor Wilkie, when suffering from an illness, found him to be the person best qualified to deliver his lectures on natural philosophy. Playfair graduated from the University of St Andrews with an M.A. in 1765. In 1766, while still only eighteen, Playfair entered a contest for the Chair of Mathematics at Marischal College in Aberdeen. In this contest, which lasted eleven days, he distinguished himself and gained great recognition. The extent of mathematical knowledge required to be successful in such a contest was immense. Playfair was unsuccessful, however, finishing third out of the six candidates, behind the Reverend Dr
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John Playfair 1748 1819. References and Further Reading. Rule, Graham (ed.) (1995)The City Observatory Edinburgh A Guide to Edinburgh's Popular Observatory.
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John Playfair - Wikipedia
John Playfair. John Playfair helped Sir Charles Lyell in many experimentsand researches and had many contributions to James Hutton.
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Edith, Lady Playfair
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Friends of Acapedia John Playfair. John Playfair helped Sir Charles Lyell in manyexperiments and researches and had many contributions to James Hutton.
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§40. John Playfair. VIII. The Literature Of Science. Vol. 14. The Victorian Age
john playfair. john playfair, a pupil and friend of Hutton, issued, in 1802, a volume entitled Illustrations of the
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John Playfair
playfair, john, an eminent natural philosopher and mathematician, was the eldest son of James playfair, minister of Benvie, in Forfarshire, where he was born on the 10th of March, 1748.
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Extractions: John Playfair In 1769, having finished his courses at the university, Mr Playfair lived for some time in Edinburgh, in the enjoyment of the very select literary society of the period. "It would appear," says his biographer, [His nephew, by whom a Life of Mr Playfair was prefixed to an edition of his works, published in 1822.] From his thirst after knowledge being untainted by political or local prejudices, Playfair had early turned himself to the important discoveries of the continental algebraists, and was the first man of eminence to introduce them to British notice. He perceived the prejudices entertained on the subject in England, extensive discoveries of his own. The period between 1797 and 1802 was occupied by Mr Playfair in preparing his Illustrations, and in 1803 his biographical sketch of Hutton was published in the Society Transactions. In 1805 he quitted the mathematical chair, and succeeded professor John Robison in that of natural philosophy; during the same year his mother died at the age of eighty-five, and he retired along with a younger brother, his youngest sister, and two nephews, to Burntisland, that he might devote the summer to uninterrupted preparation for the duties of his new class. In the controversy with the clergymen of Edinburgh, regarding his successor to the chair of mathematics, he took an active part. A letter which he addressed to the provost of Edinburgh, in favour of the election of a
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Get the details on this Scottish scientist who is known for his work in physics, geology, and geometry. john playfair was the eldest son of the Reverend James playfair, minister of Benvie, a small town near Dundee (then in
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Extractions: John Playfair was the eldest son of the Reverend James Playfair, minister of Benvie, a small town near Dundee (then in Perthshire, now in Tayside), Scotland. He was educated by his father at home until the age of fourteen, when he was sent to the University of St Andrews to study for a general degree with the aim of entering the Church. Playfair was awarded a scholarship to the University in 1762, and there his aptitude and keenness to study gained him both the respect and friendship of his professors. His progress in the mathematical sciences was so rapid that the professor of natural philosophy (physics was still called natural philosophy in St Andrews when I [EFR] studied it in the 1960s), Professor Wilkie, when suffering from an illness, found him to be the person best qualified to deliver his lectures on natural philosophy. Playfair graduated from the University of St Andrews with an M.A. in 1765. In 1766, while still only eighteen, Playfair entered a contest for the Chair of Mathematics at Marischal College in Aberdeen. In this contest, which lasted eleven days, he distinguished himself and gained great recognition. The extent of mathematical knowledge required to be successful in such a contest was immense. Playfair was unsuccessful, however, finishing third out of the six candidates, behind the Reverend Dr
References For Playfair
References for john playfair. Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (NewYork 19701990). F Jeffrey, The Works of john playfair (Edinburgh, 1822).
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Extractions: D Allan, Virtue, Learning and the Scottish Enlightenment (Edinburgh, 1993). J H Burnett, D Howarth and S D Fletcher, The University Portraits (Edinburgh, 1986). J Challinor, The History of British Geology, a Bibliographical Study (Newton Abbot, 1979). H Coburn, Memorial's of His Time (Edinburgh, 1861). D R Dean, James Hutton and the History of Geology (London, 1992). J G Fyfe, Scottish Diaries and Memoirs 1746-1843 (Stirling, 1942). R Guild and A Law, Edinburgh University Library to A Collection of Historical Essays (Edinburgh, 1982). F Jeffrey, The Works of John Playfair (Edinburgh, 1822). J G Playfair (ed.), The Works of John Playfair (London, 1822). H Playfair, The Playfair Family (Blackford, 1984). A G Playfair, The Playfair Book or Notes on the Scottish Family of Playfair (Edinburgh, 1932). T Williams, Biographical Dictionary of Scientists (London, 1969). D K Wilson, The History of Mathematical Teaching in Scotland to the End of the Eighteenth Century (London, 1935).
Playfair, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. playfair, john. 17481819,Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. He was educated at St.
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Extractions: Playfair, John Playfair, John, , Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. He was educated at St. Andrews and Edinburgh and taught first mathematics and then physics and astronomy at the latter university. His Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth (1802) elucidated the methods and principles of his friend James Hutton and established uniformitarianism as the foundation of the new science of geology. He also published texts on geometry, physics, and astronomy.
Playfair Portrait
Portrait of john playfair john playfair. JOC/EFR August 2001
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Playfair, Sir Nigel
There playfair's greatest achievements were his revival (1920) of john Gay's Beggar'sOpera, which ran for more than three years, and a stylized production of
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Extractions: Pronunciation Key Playfair, Sir Nigel , English actor-manager. He made his acting debut in 1902 and later appeared in major London productions of Shaw and Shakespeare. He took on the management of the Lyric Theatre from 1919 to 1932. There Playfair's greatest achievements were his revival (1920) of John Gay's Beggar's Opera, which ran for more than three years, and a stylized production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Playfair was knighted in 1928. See his two volumes of memoirs of the Lyric Theatre (1925 and 1930).
Playfair, John
playfair, john. playfair, john, 1748 1819 , Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist.
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Extractions: Playfair, John Playfair, John, , Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. He was educated at St. Andrews and Edinburgh and taught first mathematics and then physics and astronomy at the latter university. His Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth (1802) elucidated the methods and principles of his friend James Hutton and established uniformitarianism as the foundation of the new science of geology. He also published texts on geometry, physics, and astronomy.
Playfair, John
playfair, john 17481819, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist.He was educated at St. Andrews and playfair, john. 1748-1819
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Extractions: Playfair, John 1748-1819, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. He was educated at St. Andrews and Edinburgh and taught first mathematics and then physics and astronomy at the latter university. His Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth (1802) elucidated the methods and principles of his friend James Hutton and established uniformitarianism as the foundation of the new science of geology. He also published texts on geometry, physics, and astronomy.

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