David Brewster - CaLiGraph

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skos:prefLabel	David Brewster
skos:altLabel	Brewster Brewster's Brewster's kaleidoscope Brewster, Sir David Sir David Brewster Sir David Brewster's
clgo:academicDiscipline	Astronomy Mathematics Physics
clgo:almaMater	University of Edinburgh
clgo:award	Copley Medal Pour le Mérite Keith Medal Royal Medal
clgo:battle	Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
clgo:birthDate	1781-12-11
clgo:birthPlace	Roxburghshire Jedburgh Scotland
clgo:birthYear	1781
clgo:deathDate	1868-02-10
clgo:deathPlace	Edinburgh Gattonside Roxburghshire
clgo:deathYear	1868
clgo:influenced	James David Forbes
clgo:influencedBy	Étienne-Louis Malus Isaac Newton
clgo:knownFor	Photoelasticity Kaleidoscope Brewster's angle Stereoscope Physical optics
clgo:location	Scotland
clgo:restingPlace	Melrose Abbey
clgo:type	Learned society
is clgo:affiliation of	Hill & Adamson

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