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Sir David Brewster

Recognized as the inventor of the kaleidoscope, Brewster was an astronomer, mathematician, physicist and writer.

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Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

Born 1781
Died 1868

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  • Cover of: The stereoscope: its history, theory, and construction, with its application to the fine and useful arts and to education.
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Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

Born 1781
Died 1868

Subjects

Polarization (Light), Optical mineralogy, Crystal optics, Determinative Mineralogy, Mineralogy, Optical instruments, Scientific recreations, Silicate minerals, Optics, Silicates, Atmospheric temperature, Bamboo, Biography, Crystallography, Eye, Kaleidoscopes, Microscopes, Microscopy, Phosphorescence, Physical optics, Plurality of worlds, Quartz, Reflections, Astronomy, Climatology

Places

Scotland, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Massachusetts, Netherlands, North Sea

People

Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Humphrey Davy Sir (1778-1829), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727,), Samuel Hibbert (1782-1848)

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  • Brewster, David Sir.
  • Sir David Brewster
  • David, Sir Brewster
  • [Brewster, David Sir]

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 30, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added short bio
June 30, 2014 Edited by KirstinM merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import