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The Home Life of Sir David Brewster
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Home Life of Sir David Brewster
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Margaret Maria Gordon
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:460 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Optics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108014250
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| Classifications | Dewey:530.092 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Plates, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 June 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Home Life of Sir David Brewster, originally published in 1869, records the remarkable life of inventor, physicist, mathematician and astronomer, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868). Written by his daughter, Mrs Margaret M. Gordon, the book is aimed at a non-academic audience, and details the extraordinary life and work of this amazing scientist, who began his studies at Edinburgh University at the age of just twelve, and who is best known for his invention of the kaleidoscope and of the apparatus that initially formed the structure of the core of the lighthouse, and thus his work on the polarization of light. Mrs. Gordon cites Brewster's many activities, including the publication of over 2,000 scientific papers, though she stresses that she has written about her father as the man, and not the scientist. The book will appeal to anyone interested in the life and career of this undoubtedly brilliant Scotsman.
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