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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Inventor
Physicist
Optician
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:University_of_St_Andrews
gptkb:Royal_Scottish_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal_Society_Fellow
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gptkbp:born
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December 11, 1781
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:James_Brewster
gptkb:David_Brewster_Jr.
gptkb:William_Brewster
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gptkbp:contribution
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Polarization of light
Interference of light
Diffraction of light
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gptkbp:died
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February 8, 1868
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gptkbp:field
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Optics
Photography
Physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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David Brewster
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gptkbp:influence
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Optical instruments
Scientific education
Photography techniques
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:inventor
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Kaleidoscope
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Contributions to optics
Invention of the kaleidoscope
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gptkbp:legacy
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Scientific publications
Optical research
Promotion of scientific societies
Educational reforms in science
Kaleidoscope_design
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Natural Magic
The_Kaleidoscope
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_McCulloch
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Edinburgh_Review
gptkb:The_Edinburgh_Philosophical_Journal
More Worlds than One
The_Life_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton
The_History_of_the_Restoration_of_the_Monarchy_in_England
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