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Outlines of Natural Philosophy: Being Heads of Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh. Volume 1 by John Playfair, 2001-08-28 Living with Germs: In Sickness and in Health by John Playfair, 2007-05-10 Dissertations on the Progress of Knowledge: 2v.in 1v (History , Philosophy & Sociology of Science) by Dugald Stewart, John Playfair, 1975-12 Outlines of Natural Philosophy: Being Heals of Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh by John Playfair, 2010-03-05 Elements of Plane Geometry According to Euclid by Robert Simson, John Playfair, 2010-01-11 Outlines of natural philosophy, being heads of lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh by John Playfair, 2010-08-20 Elementa by John Playfair, 1847-01-01 Dissertations On The History Of Metaphysical And Ethical, And Of Mathematical And Physical Science (1835) by Dugald Stewart, James Mackintosh, et all 2010-09-10 Elements of Geometry: Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement On the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids; to Which ... Elements of Plane and Spherical Geometry by Euclid, John Playfair, 2010-02-28 Pathology Integrated: An A-Z of Disease and Its Pathogenesis by Peter M. Lydyard, Sunil R. Lakhani, et all 2000-03-15 Outlines Of Natural Philosophy V2: Being Heads Of Lectures Delivered In The University Of Edinburgh (1819) by John Playfair, 2010-09-10 Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis: Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, Etc by John Murray, Robert Lambert Playfair, 2010-01-11 Outlines of Natural Philosophy: Being Heads of Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh, Volume 2 by John Playfair, 2010-01-11 Dissertation second: exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science, since the revival of letters in Europe by John Playfair, 2010-09-12

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21. John Playfair
    John Playfair. In 1795 Playfair created an alternative formulation of Euclid s William Playfair was John s brother and there was a further brother,  
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    Extractions: The Red Cross and other charities also need your help. John Playfair March 10 July 20 ) was a Scottish scientist Playfair was professor of mathematics and later professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh University . He is perhaps best known for his book Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth ), which was a summary of the work of James Hutton . It was through this that Hutton's principal of uniformitarianism , later taken up by Charles Lyell , first reached a wide audience. John Playfair. In Playfair created an alternative formulation of Euclid 's parallel postulate called Playfair's axiom Born at Benvie Forfarshire , where his father was parish minister , he was educated at home until the age of fourteen, when he entered the university of St Andrews . In , when only eighteen, he was candidate for the chair of mathematics in Marischal College Aberdeen , and, although he was unsuccessful, his claims were admitted to be high.

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    Extractions: This page is part of an Irish genealogy web site ' From Ireland Irish Genealogical Research Service Klondyke Street. No guarantee is given that the following are accurate, as names are often listed in the street indices differ from those found on the census detail sheets filled out by the Head of Household. I have no more information on any of these people. A-L House/Form A No. Anderson Samuel

23. OUP: Living With Germs: Playfair
    John Playfair, Formerly Chairman, Department of Immunology, Using anecdotaland autobiographical material, John Playfair has produced a lively,  
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24. Playfair, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
    playfair, john. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 200105.  
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25. §40. John Playfair. VIII. The Literature Of Science. Vol. 14. The Victorian Age
    Vol. 14. The Victorian Age, Part Two. The Cambridge History of English and AmericanLiterature An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21.  
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26. James Hutton: Biography And Much More From Answers.com
    III ed. by Archibald Geikie, 1899); it was simplified by john playfair as Illustrations playfair, john (Scottish mathematician, physicist geologist)  
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    Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Scientist Dictionary Encyclopedia Science Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping James Hutton Scientist Hutton, James James Hutton Library of Congress [b. Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3, 1726, d. Edinburgh, March 26, 1797] After a successful career as a businessman, Hutton spent nearly 20 years as an amateur geologist before, in 1785, summarizing his views in Theory of the Earth: Earth is very old and present-day geological structures formed slowly by processes observable today, such as erosion and deposition. His phrase describing Earth as having "no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end" and related ideas came to be known as uniformitarianism . His idea that mountain building is caused by terrestrial heat is the Plutonic theory. Dictionary Hut·ton hŭt n James

27. John Playfair
    playfair, john, 1748–1819, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. playfair, john (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition). Album of Giles.  
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28. James Hutton
    III ed. by Archibald Geikie, 1899); it was simplified by john playfair as john playfair playfair, john, 1748–1819, Scottish mathematician, physicist,  
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    Extractions: google_ad_client = 'pub-1894504138907931'; google_ad_width = 120; google_ad_height = 240; google_ad_format = '120x240_as'; google_ad_type = 'text'; google_ad_channel =''; google_color_border = ['336699','B4D0DC','DFF2FD','B0E0E6']; google_color_bg = ['FFFFFF','ECF8FF','DFF2FD','FFFFFF']; google_color_link = ['0000FF','0000CC','0000CC','000000']; google_color_url = ['008000','008000','008000','336699']; google_color_text = ['000000','6F6F6F','000000','333333']; Encyclopedia Hutton, James Hutton, James, , Scottish geologist, chemist, and naturalist. He was initially attracted to chemistry; he entered the legal profession at the Univ. of Edinburgh; turned to medicine, as it closely resembled chemistry; and then became a farmer to allow him to study rocks and be able to pursue his interests in geology. He formulated controversial theories of the origin of the earth and of atmospheric changes (see uniformitarianism ) that paved the way to modern geological science. After 1768, he moved to Edinburgh to discuss his ideas with other scholars including the physician and mathematician John Playfair, and chemist Joseph Black. Hutton started a controversy by standing against the popular Neptunists (rocks developed in a great flood) and the Plutonists (all rocks are of igneous origin) schools, proposing the theory of uniformity of causes, concluding that the earth's history can be explained by observing the geological forces now at work, because these forces are identical to the ones that operated in the past. By studying the Devonian Old Red Sandstone along the Scotland coast, he discovered that sedimentary rocks originated from, not a single flood, but a series of successive floods; noted that the intrusion of igneous rocks were distinct from sedimentary deposits; recorded the gradual actions of geomorphic processes; and discussed the lengths of geologic time. His ideas influenced Charles

29. John Playfair
    playfair, john, an eminent natural philosopher and mathematician, was the eldestson of James playfair, minister of Benvie, in Forfarshire,  
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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

30. John Clerk
    CLERK, john, of Eldin, inventor of some invaluable improvements in the modernsystem of Mr playfair then proceeds to mention a copy of Mr Clerk’s Essay,  
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    Extractions: John Clerk Robinson Crusoe, "The matter which Sir Charles seemed most unwilling to admit, was the advantage of the attack from that quarter; and it was indeed the thing most inconsistent with the instructions given to all admirals. "Lord Rodney himself, however, was more easily convinced, and in the action off Martinico, in April, 1780, the original plan seemed regulated by the principles of the Naval Tactics. "It was in the beginning of this year, that the (Essay on) Naval Tactics appeared in print, though, for more than a year before, copies of the book had been in circulation among Mr Clerk’s friends. [Fifty copies were printed of this edition, and distributed in a private way. The work was not published for sale till 1790. The edition of that year is therefore styled the first, and that of 1804, the second "Lord Rodney, who had done so much to prove the utility of this system, in conversation never concealed the obligation he felt to the author of it. Before going out to take the command of the fleet in the West Indies, he said one day to Mr Dundas, afterwards lord Melville, ‘There is one Clerk, a countryman of yours, who has taught us how to fight, and appears to know more of the matter than any of us. If ever I meet the French fleet, I intend to try his way.’

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    playfair, john. (17481819). Mathematician and geologist, born in Benvie, Dundee,E Scotland, UK. He studied at St Andrews University, became joint  
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32. John Playfair
    playfair, john, 1748–1819, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and geologist. More on john playfair from Fact Monster. James Hutton Hutton, James,  
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    Extractions: Reference Desk Encyclopedia 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. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, AD AD AD ADS Business Cards Link to Fact Monster Add Fact Monster search ... Privacy

33. Playfair, John - ScotlandsPeople
    john playfair (17481819) was born Benvie near Dundee and educated at St AndrewsUniversity. He served as Minister of Liff and Benvie from 1773 to 1783.  
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34. Official Government Source For Scottish Genealogy
    john playfair SC70/1/21 p.659 john playfair 7 June 1820 At Edinburgh the seventhday Follows the Defuncts Disposition and Settlement I john playfair  
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35. [Letter] 1813 August 31, Edinburgh [to] Thomas Allan, London / John Playfair.
    playfair, john, 17481819Correspondence; Allan, Thomas, 1777-1833Correspondence.Geology. English. typle; abyes; 19cty; Science. ALS MP28B.  
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    Extractions: [Letter] 1813 August 31, Edinburgh [to] Thomas Allan, London / John Playfair. Playfair, John, 1748-1819. 1813 August 31. [2] leaves. 23 X 37 cm. folded to 23 X 18 cm. See also other letters to Thomas Allan in the collection and another letter from John Playfair to his publishers. Playfair, John, 1748-1819Correspondence; Allan, Thomas, 1777-1833Correspondence. Geology. English. typle; abyes; 19cty; Science ALS MP28B. Allan, Thomas, 1777-1833. Lehigh Univeristy Digital Library I remain - Digital Archive powered by CONTENTdm NOTE: A javascript-enabled browser is required to view the digitized version of this item.

36. [Letter And Reply] 1802 October 11 [to] Cadell & Davies, London / John Playfair.
    playfair, john, 17481819Correspondence; Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Dublin (Ireland). ALS MP28A. Cadell Davies; playfair, john, 1748-1819.  
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    Extractions: 1802 October 11; 1802 November 1. [2] leaves. 23 X 37 cm. folded to 23 X 18 cm. Playfair, John, 1748-1819Correspondence; Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Geology; Publishers and publishing; Book industries and trade. English. typle; abyes; 19cty; Science; Working Writer; Writing through the Centuries Dublin (Ireland). ALS MP28A. Lehigh Univeristy Digital Library I remain - Digital Archive powered by CONTENTdm NOTE: A javascript-enabled browser is required to view the digitized version of this item.

37. Roger Gaskell Rare Books
    playfair, john (1748–1819). Explication de playfair sur la théorie de la terrepar Hutton, et examen comparatif des systèmes géologiques fondés sur le feu  
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    Extractions: PLAYFAIR, John (1748–1819). Explication de Playfair sur la théorie de la terre par Hutton , et examen comparatif des systèmes géologiques fondés sur le feu et sur l’eau, par M. Murray; en réponse à l’explication de Playfair: traduit de l’anglais, et accompagnés de notes et de planches, par C. A. Basset.

38. Playfair
    Biography of john playfair (17481819) john playfair was the eldest son ofthe Reverend James playfair, minister of Benvie, a small town near Dundee  
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    Extractions: Version for printing 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

39. Playfair Portraits
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40. Scientific Identity: Portraits From The Dibner Library Of The History Of Science
    Scientist, playfair, john (1748 1819). Discipline(s), Mathematics ; Geology Portrait of john playfair ~ Enlarge Image ~  
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