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Peter Barlow

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British mathematician and physicist

AcademicsLived 1776 to 1862 · aged 85
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Peter Barlow was an English mathematician and physicist.

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Essay on magnetic attractions, and on the laws of terrestrial and electro magnetism, 1824Essay on magnetic attractions, and on the laws of terrestrial and electro magnetism, 1824Peter Barlow FRS - gravestone in Charlton Cemetery, London SE7Peter Barlow FRS - gravestone in Charlton Cemetery, London SE7

Awards 3

Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Academics born in the 1770s 6

Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger53.1Jakob Friedrich Fries50.4Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach53.1Karl Friedrich Burdach50.3Georg Friedrich Grotefend53.3Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann49.8

About this person

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1776 to 1862 · aged 85
Wikipedia
25 languages

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