John Robison (physicist)
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John Robison | |
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![]() Contemporary portrait o John Robison | |
Born | 4 Februar 1739 Boghall, Baldernock, Stirlingshire |
Died | 30 Januar 1805 | (aged 65)
Naitionality | Scots |
Citizenship | Great Breetain |
Alma mater | Glesga Varsity |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry |
Institutions | Glesga Varsity, Edinburgh Varsity |
Notes Residential Member o the Edinburgh Filosofical Society Fellae o the Ryal Society o Edinburgh (1783) Member o the Glesga Leeterar Society |
John Robison FRSE (4 Februar 1739 – 30 Januar 1805) wis a Scots physicist an mathematician. He wis a professor o filosofie at the Varsity o Edinburgh.[1]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Playfair, John (1815). "Biographical Account of the late John Robison, LL.D." Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 7: 495–539.
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