Sir David Brewster

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:award gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1781-12-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jedburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Melrose_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Edward_Brewster
gptkb:Henry_Craigie_Brewster
gptkb:Margaret_Maria_Gordon
gptkbp:deathDate 1868-02-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Melrose,_Scotland
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Edinburgh_Encyclopaedia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
science writing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir David Brewster
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:knighted 1831
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Brewster's_angle
gptkb:Brewster's_law
gptkb:kaleidoscope
polarization of light
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:historian
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:physicist
author
gptkbp:portrait Sir David Brewster by Richard Lane.jpg
gptkbp:principal gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_Treatise_on_Optics
gptkb:Letters_on_Natural_Magic
gptkb:The_Life_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:rector gptkb:University_of_St_Andrews
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:signature David Brewster signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Kirk_Purnell
gptkb:Juliet_Macpherson
gptkbp:title Sir
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