The Works of John Playfair
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- Paperback
626 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2011
Summary
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 scientif…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108029384 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108029388 |
| Author: | John Playfair, James G. Playfair |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 626 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 790g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences |
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John Playfair
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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