The Works of John Playfair by John Playfair
John Playfair (1748-1819) was a Scottish mathematician and geologist best known for his defence of James Hutton's geological theories. He attended the University of St Andrews, completing his theological studies in 1770. In 1785 he was appointed joint Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1805 he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he was acquainted with continental scientific developments, and was a prolific writer of scientific articles in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Review. This four-volume edition of his works was published in 1822 and is prefaced by a biography of Playfair. Volume 2 contains the incomplete Dissertation exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science, which was included as a supplement to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.Professor John Playfair was the Chairman of the Immunology Department at University College Hospital, where he established the immunology course, until his retirement a few years ago. He is the author of the highly respected textbook Infection and Immunity, soon to be published in its second
edition (Oxford University Press, co-authored with Greg Bancroft).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108029391 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108029396 |
| Title | The Works of John Playfair |
| Author | John Playfair |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
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