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Sir David Brewster Collection

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewste...Delivering the Opening Address, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Sir David Brewste...Delivering the Opening Address, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sir David Brewster, the President (of the British Association at Edinburgh), Delivering the Opening Address, 1850. A goodly number, about 1200 old and new members of the British Association

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewster, K.G. President of the British Association, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Sir David Brewster, K.G. President of the British Association, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sir David Brewster, K.G. President of the British Association [for the Advancement of Science], 1850. The discoveries of Sir David Brewster range from the kaleidoscope to the law of the angle of

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: [Sir David Brewster], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins

[Sir David Brewster], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
Sir David Brewster, 1860s

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewster, ca. 1844. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson

Sir David Brewster, ca. 1844. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Sir David Brewster, ca. 1844

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Snow, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat

Snow, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat
Snow, early 19th century. Illustrations showing the structure of ice crystals which form snowflakes, as seen under the microscope

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Reaping Machine, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat

Reaping Machine, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat
Reaping Machine, early 19th century. Diagram of a farm implement used for harvesting crops mechanically. Plate CCCCLXXIX from the " Edinburgh Encyclopaedia" edited by David Brewster

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Conchology, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat

Conchology, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat
Conchology, early 19th century. From the " Edinburgh Encyclopaedia" edited by David Brewster. [Edinburgh, 1808-1830]

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Stenography, c1813. Artist: John Moffat

Stenography, c1813. Artist: John Moffat
Stenography, c1813. From Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, by David Brewster. [William Blackwood, London, c1813]

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Steam Engine, c1813. Artist: John Moffat

Steam Engine, c1813. Artist: John Moffat
Steam Engine, c1813. From Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, by David Brewster. [William Blackwood, London, c1813]

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Chaff-Cutter, c1813. Artist: Edmund Turrell

Chaff-Cutter, c1813. Artist: Edmund Turrell
Chaff-Cutter, c1813. After John Farey Junior (1791-1851). From Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, by David Brewster. [William Blackwood, London, c1813]

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Paper Making, c1813. Artist: John Moffat

Paper Making, c1813. Artist: John Moffat
Paper Making, c1813. From Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, by David Brewster. [William Blackwood, London, c1813]

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewster, 19th century. Artist: Henry Raeburn

Sir David Brewster, 19th century. Artist: Henry Raeburn
Sir David Brewster, 19th century

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Autographs of Eminent Persons, 19th century

Autographs of Eminent Persons, 19th century. Signatures of famous Britons from an encyclopaedia: Sir Ralph Abercromby, soldier; J C Adams, astronomer; Roger Ascham, scholar; W Edmonstone Aytoun

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. Artist: DJ Pound

Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. Artist: DJ Pound
Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. In 1816 Brewster (1781-1868) invented the kaleidoscope

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1868

David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1868. Brewster (1781-1868) was editor of the Edinburgh Magazine, 1802 and the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, 1808. His scientific work was mainly in the field of optics

Background imageSir David Brewster Collection: Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William Holl

Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William Holl
Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Brewster is chiefly remembered for his lifelong investigations into optics


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