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Archibald Smith

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Also known as Archibald Smith of Jordanhill

British mathematician

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Archibald Smith was a male mathematician from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was born in Glasgow on 10 August 1813 and died on 26 December 1872. His native language was English. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and Trinity College.

Smith was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He received the Royal Medal and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His work is recognised in the Royal Society collection.

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Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • The objections of the presbytery of Dumbarton, against Mr. Addie's discourse on James I. 27
  • Instructions for the Computation of a Table of the Deviations of a Ship's Compass from Deviations Observed on 4,8,16, or 32 Points [&C. ]
  • Journal of a Voyage to Australia, and Round the World for Magnetical Research
  • Admiralty Manual for the Deviations of the Compass
  • Peru As It Is

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Gender
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Origin
United States
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21
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Instance of
human
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Place of birth
Glasgow
Occupation
mathematician
Educated at
Trinity College
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1872-12-26
date of birth
1813-08-10
Commons category
Archibald Smith of Jordanhill
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