Stewart, Dugald, 1753-1828 (Scottish philosopher and mathematician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1753 - 1828
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Charles McKinnon to Joseph Black, 3 October 1785
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/IV/23
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles McKinnon, Kilmorie, Skye to Joseph Black, dated 3 October 1785. The letter is about his essay on incommensurability, Professor John Robinson, Professor John Playfair, Professor Dugald Stewart, Doctor Blacklock, etc.
Dates:
3 October 1785
Letter from Charles McKinnon to Joseph Black, 3 March 1786
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/IV/31-33
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles McKinnon, Kilmorie, Skye to Joseph Black, dated 3 March 1786. The letter is about Professor Dugald Stewart's criticisms of McKinnon's mathematical paper (see Coll-16/IV/23, 25-26).
Dates:
3 March 1786
Papers of Alexander Christison (1751-1820), 1785-1820; 1979
Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-342
Identifier: Coll-1817/1
Scope and Contents
The papers of Prof. Alexander Christison consist of a folder containing: a history of the progressive errors of physics, Edinburgh, 1793 (manuscript); extracts from Town Council Register relating to the University of Edinburgh, 11 June 1809; notes of entries in the Council Records about the College taken from an index in the Town Council’s office; an act of the Council of the City of Edinburgh in favour of Mr Alexander Christison appointing him one of the masters of the High School of the...
Dates:
1785-1820; 1979