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Peter Barlow FRS (13 October 1776 – 1 March 1862) [1] [2] was an English mathematician and physicist . Work in mathematics. In 1801, Barlow was appointed assistant mathematics master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, [1] [3] and retained this post until 1847. [2] .
Peter Barlow (13 de octubre de 1776 – 1 de marzo de 1862) fue un matemático y físico británico . Logros. Perfeccionó el telescopio acromático. Ideó la manera de compensar la acción ejercida por las masas metálicas sobre la brújula de un navío y en 1828 inventó la máquina llamada rueda de Barlow .
Peter Barlow (born October 13, 1776, Norwich, Norfolk, England—died March 1, 1862, Kent) was an optician and mathematician who invented two varieties of achromatic (non-colour-distorting) telescope lenses known as Barlow lenses. Self-educated, he became assistant mathematics master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1801.
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Quick Info. Born. 15 October 1776. Norwich, England. Died. 1 March 1862. Kent, England. Summary. Peter Barlow was an English mathematician who produced important mathematical tables. View two larger pictures. Biography.
Barlow's wheel was an early demonstration of a homopolar motor, designed and built by English mathematician and physicist, Peter Barlow in 1822. [1] . It consists of a star-shaped wheel free to turn suspended over a trough of the liquid metal mercury, with the points dipping into the mercury, between the poles of a horseshoe magnet.
English mathematician and physicist Peter Barlow (1776–1862) served as assistant mathematics master at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich from 1801 to 1847. His works included An Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers (1811)—which appeared at a time when the phrase “the theory of numbers” was new in the mathematical ...
A British mathematician and physicist, born at Norwich, England, Peter Barlow is now remembered for his mathematical tables, the Barlow wheel and Barlow lens. His contributions to science in general and magnetism in particular are most impressive.
