(1791-1867) British scientist, chemist, physicist, and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields…
Professor John Playfair FRSE (March 10, 1748 – July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist.
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" Edward Bouverie, D.D., after whom the Tractarian movement in the Church of England became designated…
Benjamin Silliman (8 August 1779 – 24 November 1864) was an American chemist, one of the first American…
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Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator,…