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| AuthorizedFormsOfName |
Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); Knight Natural Philosopher
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| Surname |
Brewster
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| Forenames |
David
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| PreTitle |
Sir
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| Epithet |
Knight Natural Philosopher
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| DatesofExistence |
1781 - 1868
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| Nationality |
British
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| DatesAndPlaces |
Birth:
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland (11 December 1781)
Death:
Allerby, Melrose (10 February 1868)
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| Activity |
Research Field:
Optics
Education:
Edinburgh University
Career:
Intended for the clergy, but gave it up; Editor, "Edinburgh magazine" (1802); Tutor (1801-1807); visited France and Switzerland (1814); invented the kaleidoscope (1816); recieved a pension after being knighted; Principal of St Salvators and St Leonards, St Andrews, Scotland (1838); Vice Chancellor, Edinburgh University (1859-1868); died of pneumonia
Honours:
Kt 1831
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| RSActivity |
Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
4/05/1815
Medals/Prizes:
Copley Medal 1815; Rumford Medal 1818; Royal Medal 1830
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| Relationships |
Son of James Brewster, Rector of the Grammar School, Jedburgh
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| Source |
Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1868-1869 vol 17 pp lxix-lxxiv signed by J H G
References:
W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179
L Pearce Williams, 'The Royal Society and the Founding of the British Association for the Advancement of Science' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 221-233
John R Levene, 'Sir George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Discovery and Correction of Astigmatism' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 180-199
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204
F Kurzer, 'The life and work of Charles Tomlinson FRS: A Career in Victorian Science and Technology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 203-226
Notes:
DSB gives death place as Allerly, not Allerby, Melrose.
The spine of the volume in the Quiet Room is incorrectly labelled 1868-67
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NA7450
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| AP/8A/4 |
New properties of Light possessed by the second surfaces of transparent bodies |
19 January 1815 |
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| AP/9/5 |
Abstract of Experiments on Light |
23 January 1817 |
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| EC/1815/15 |
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| IM/006857 |
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| IM/Maull/000550 |
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| IM/Maull/000553 |
Brewster, Sir David |
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| MM/10/174 |
'General Results of Experiments on the Polarisation of Light', by David Brewster |
30 November 1829 |
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| MM/10/175 |
'On the Polarisation of Light by Metals', by David Brewster |
9 January 1830 |
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| MM/10/176 |
'Results respecting the Composition of Polar Light, and the lines in the Spectrum', by David Brewster |
15 January 1831 |
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| MM/10/177 |
'A notice of some experiments on light', by David Brewster |
1831 |
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| MM/12/69 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Andrews, to C R Weld |
20 December 1852 |
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| MS/743/1/32 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Leonard's College, St Andrews, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
1 January 1859 |
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| MS/743/1/33 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Leonard's College, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
21 February 1859 |
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| MS/743/1/38 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Andrews, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
15 December 1859 |
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| MS/743/1/40 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Andrews, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
30 January 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/41 |
Letter from David Brewster, View Bank, Trinity, Edinburgh, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
7 March 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/45 |
Letter from David Brewster, View Bank, Trinity, Edinburgh, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
30 March 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/46 |
Letter from David Brewster, View Bank, Trinity, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
17 May 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/48 |
Letter from David Brewster, St Andrews, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
17 August 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/49 |
Letter from David Brewster, Allerly by Melrose, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
3 October 1860 |
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| MS/743/1/50 |
Letter from David Brewster, Duncliffe, Edinburgh to [John Hall] Gladstone |
15 March 1861 |
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| MS/743/1/52 |
Letter from David Brewster, Allerly, Melrose, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
5 June 1861 |
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| MS/743/1/53 |
Letter from David Brewster, Allerly, Melrose, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
2 May 1862 |
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| MS/743/1/59 |
Letter from David Brewster, Allerly, Melrose, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
25 April 1863 |
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| MS/743/1/64 |
Letter from David Brewster, 24 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, to [John Hall] Gladstone |
27 January 1864 |
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| MS/743/1/173 |
Copy letter from Thomas Colby to Robert Stevenson |
1 November 1821 [1860?] |
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| PT/73/5/3 |
Drawings, optical effects observed during experiments on the heat treatment of glass, by [David Brewster] |
1815 |
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| PT/73/5/4 |
Drawings, optical effects observed during experiments on the heat treatment of glass, by [David Brewster] |
1815 |
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| PT/73/5/5 |
Drawings, optical effects observed during experiments on the heat treatment of glass, by [David Brewster] |
1815 |
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| PT/73/5/6 |
Drawings, optical effects observed during experiments on the heat treatment of glass, by [David Brewster] |
1815 |
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| PT/73/5/10 |
Drawings, optical effects in crystalline materials under pressure, by [David Brewster] |
1816 |
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| PT/73/5/11 |
Drawings, optical effects in crystalline materials under pressure, by [David Brewster] |
1816 |
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