Humphry Ditton

Humphry Ditton
Nascimento 29 de maio de 1675
Salisbury
Morte 15 de outubro de 1715 (40 anos)
Londres
Cidadania Reino da Inglaterra
Ocupação matemático, filósofo
Religião anglicanismo
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Humphry Ditton (Salisbury, 29 de maio de 1675 – 15 de outubro de 1715) foi um matemático inglês.

Ditton estudou teologia. Por influência de Isaac Newton foi mathematical master do Christ's Hospital.

Obras

  • The general laws of nature and motion: with their application to mechanicks. Also the doctrine of the centripetal forces, … Being a part of the great Mr. Newton’s principles. … illustrated with variety of useful theorems and problems, … printed by T. Mead, for Jer. Seller and Cha. Price; and John Senex, London 1705.
  • An Institution of Fluxions, containing the First Principles, Operations, and Applications of that admirable Method, as invented by Sir Isaac Newton. 1706
  • Synopsis Algebraica of John Alexander, with many additions and corrections. 1709
  • A treatise of perspective demonstrative and practical Illustrated with copper cutts. printed for B. Tooke; and D. Midwinter, London 1712.
  • Discourse on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1714)
  • The New Law of Fluids, or a Discourse concerning the Ascent of Liquids in exact Geometrical Figures, between two nearly contiguous Surfaces. 1714
  • William Whiston, Humphry Ditton: A New Method for Discovering the Longitude Both at Sea and Land (1715). Kessinger Pub Co, 2009, ISBN 1-104-59812-4.
  • An institution of fluxions: containing the first principles, the operations, … of that admirable method; … printed by W. Botham, for James and John Knapton, London 1726. The second edition, revised, corrected, and improv'd, by John Clarke.
  • [Humfred Dittons] Wahrheit der christlichen Religion aus der Auferstehung Jesu Christi auf eine demonstrativische Art bewiesen: nebst e. Anh. Von der Immaterialität der Seelen und andern wichtigen Stücken der natürlichen Religion; mit e. Nachricht von d. Verf. Leben u. Schriften u. dienl. Anm. … / nebst e. Vorr. de. Hrn … von Mosheim von neuem hrsg. von Gabriel Wilhelm Goetten. 4., verm. u. verb. Auflage. Schröder & Merkwitz, Braunschweig / Hildesheim 1749.

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Bibliografia

  • Este artigo incorpora texto (em inglês) da Encyclopædia Britannica (11.ª edição), publicação em domínio público.
Controle de autoridade
  • Wd: Q1637291
  • WorldCat
  • VIAF: 66820604
  • BAV: ADV10109021
  • BIBSYS: 2002900
  • BNF: 15994181b
  • CERL: cnp01416537
  • GND: 1017730709
  • ISNI: ID
  • LCCN: n86827673
  • NTA: 069943591
  • ODNB: 7692
  • SNAC: w6jj0zpv
  • SUDOC: 136667902
  • OL: OL1172061A
  • MG: 40602
  • PRDL: 4188