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James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870).Artist: William Holl
James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). In 1663 Gregory (1638-1675) published Optica Promota describing his design for a reflecting telescope, an example of which was constructed by Robert Hooke. He was a supporter of the theories of Isaac Newton, with whom he corresponded. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
19th century
ARITHMETIC
Astronomer
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
country
Engraving
Globe
GREGORIAN
Gregory
Holl
JAMES
James Gregory
JOB
LOCATION
Male
Man
Mathematician
Mathematics
MATHS
Men
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
OCCUPATION
People
Pointing
Portrait
Print Collector2
PROFESSION
reflecting telescope
Science
Scientist
Scotland
SCOTS
Scottish
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Telescope
The Print Collector
William Holl
WILLIAM II