Article ID: CBB000028187

David Gregory and Newtonian science (1977)

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Description Points out that, contrary to popular belief, Gregory did not lecture on the Newtonian philosophy at Edinburgh.


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Authors & Contributors
Alves Diniz, Marcio
Jane Ridder-Patrick
Mojet, Emma
Vermij, Rienk H.
Schüller, Volkmar
P. L. , Simms
Journals
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
British Journal for the History of Mathematics
Lias: Sources and Documents Relating to the Early Modern History of Ideas
Journal of British Studies
Journal for the History of Astronomy
History of Science
Publishers
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin
Concepts
Newtonianism
Physics
Mathematics
Light
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Calculus
People
Gregory, David
Newton, Isaac
Verwer, Adriaen
Pitcairne, Archibald
Stukeley, William
Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
19th century
Places
Scotland
England
Great Britain
Netherlands
British Isles
Institutions
Royal Society of London
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