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British mathematician and physicist

Person · Open Library

Born
1776
Died
1862
Works
44

Top works

  • Tables of squares, cubes, square roots, cube roots and reciprocals
  • Report on the weight of rails
  • Tables des carrés -- cubes, racines carrées, racines cubiques et inverses de tous les nombres entiers de 1 jusqu'à 10.000
  • An essay on the strength and stress of timber, founded upon experiments, etc
  • A treatise on the strength of timber, cast iron, malleable iron, and other materials

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1971-01-20
poppop rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
85

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Peter Barlow is an experimental musician from Livonia, Michigan. His debut album, Songs for Kelsey, is available to stream and download for free at http://peterbarlow.bandcamp.com/ Here is currently working on his second album, Studies in Density and Chance. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Barlow">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1776-10-13 ) 13 October 1776, Norwich , Norfolk
Died
1 March 1862 (1862-03-01) (aged 85), Charlton, London
Known for
Barlow lens , Barlow's wheel , Barlow's formula , Barlow's Tables
Awards
Copley Medal (1825)
Fields
Mathematics , physics , engineering

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Peter Barlow. Stipple engraving after Thales Fielding, 1835. Wellcome V0000353.jpg
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Peter Barlow
date of birth
1776-10-15
date of death
1862-03-01
name in native language
Peter Barlow
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Peter Barlow (13 October 1776 – 1 March 1862) was an English mathematician and physicist.

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