Title

David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1868. Artist: Unknown

Caption

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. He invented the kaleidoscope, studied polarised light, and established a new discipline of optical mineralogy. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 1868).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1868

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B65_420

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No

License type

Rights managed

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49,9Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,6in x 15,4in / 3781 x 4616 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male job man men optics country science guy occupation British Scotland scientist location SCOTTISH Victorian century Britain profession physics kaleidoscope B&W MONOCHROME inventor physicist 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Scots Oxford Science Archive optical mineralogy polarisation Sir David Brewster David portrait wood engraving Unknown Sir David Brewster David Brewster wood engraving portrait