Robert Moray
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Sir Robert Moray | |
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| Born | 1608 or 1609 birthplace unknown (probably Craigie, Perthshire) |
| Died | 1673 Lunnon |
| Residence | Scotland, France, Ingland, Bavarir, Netherlands, Flanders |
| Naitionality | Scots |
| Citizenship | Scotland |
| Alma mater | Varsity o St Andras (disputit) possibly a varsity in Fraunce |
| Kent for | persuadit Charles II tae grant the Ryal Society a ryal chairter |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry, magnetism, metallurgy, meeneralogy, naitural history, pharmacology, applee'd technology (fishin, lummerin, minin, shipbiggin, watermills, windmills) |
| Influences | Cebes, Constantijn Huygens |
| Influenced | Alexander Bruce, James Gregory, Christiaan Huygens, Thomas Vaughan |
| Notes fluent in French, German, Dutch an Italian, Moray conductit a vast correspondence wi the scienteefic commonty ootthrou wastren Europe an North Americae; eften resolvin disputes wi his diplomatic skills | |
Sir Robert Moray (alternative spellins: Murrey, Murray) (1608 or 1609 – 4 Julie 1673) wis a Scots sodger, statesman, diplomat, juidge, spy, freemason an naitural filosofer.
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