He studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] where he won the Smith's Prize and was second wrangler. He was particularly interested in magnetism, studying the Earth's magnetic field and designing improvements to the magnetic compass. Some of his magnetic research was done in collaboration with Peter Barlow. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826, delivered their Bakerian Lecture in 1833 and served as their Secretary from 1837 to 1853. In 1833 he published his 'diamond' method, the forerunner of the Wheatstone bridge, in a paper[2] on the magnetic and electrical properties of metals, as a method for comparing the resistances of wires of different thicknesses. However, the method went unrecognised until 1843, when Charles Wheatstone proposed it, in another paper[3] for the Royal Society, for measuring resistance in electrical circuits. Although Wheatstone presented it as Christie's invention, it is his name, rather than Christie's, that is now associated with the device.[4]
A portrait photograph of Christie in 1865 by Ernest Edwards is held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Family
He had ten children (five with each wife), of whom eight survived him. His eldest son with his second wife was the astronomer William Henry Mahoney Christie (1845–1922).
Samuel Christie is the son of one James Christie
Marriages
Elizabeth Theadora (died c.1844; source: )
Margaret Ellen (married c.1844; source: Woolwich churchyard inscription)
References
^ ab"Christie, Samuel Hunter (CHRY800SH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^S. Hunter Christie, The Bakerian Lecture: Experimental Determination of the Laws of Magneto-electric Induction in different masses of the same metal, and its intensity in different metals., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol. 123, 1833, pp. 95–142.
^Charles Wheatstone, The Bakerian Lecture: An Account of Several New Instruments and Processes for Determining the Constants of a Voltaic Circuit, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol. 133, 1843, pp. 303–327.
^The Genesis of the Wheatstone Bridge by Stig Ekelof discusses Christie's and Wheatstone's contributions, and why the bridge carries Wheatstone's name. Published in "Engineering Science and Education Journal", volume 10, no 1, February 2001, pages 37–40.
'Leicester Square, West Side: Leicester Estate: Nos 43–54 Leicester Square', Survey of London: volumes 33 and 34: St Anne Soho (1966), pp. 507–514.[1]
James, Frank A. J. L. (2004). "Christie, Samuel Hunter (1784–1865)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
August 21, 2023
samuel, hunter, christie, march, 1784, january, 1865, british, physicist, mathematician, born, 1784, march, 1784london, england, great, britaindied24, january, 1865, 1865, aged, twickenham, england, uknationalitybritishalma, matertrinity, college, cambridgeocc. Samuel Hunter Christie FRS 22 March 1784 24 January 1865 was a British physicist and mathematician Samuel Hunter ChristieBorn 1784 03 22 22 March 1784London England Great BritainDied24 January 1865 1865 01 24 aged 80 Twickenham England UKNationalityBritishAlma materTrinity College CambridgeOccupationProfessorKnown forFirst proposing the Wheatstone bridge Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Marriages 4 References 5 SourcesLife EditHe studied mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge 1 where he won the Smith s Prize and was second wrangler He was particularly interested in magnetism studying the Earth s magnetic field and designing improvements to the magnetic compass Some of his magnetic research was done in collaboration with Peter Barlow He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826 delivered their Bakerian Lecture in 1833 and served as their Secretary from 1837 to 1853 In 1833 he published his diamond method the forerunner of the Wheatstone bridge in a paper 2 on the magnetic and electrical properties of metals as a method for comparing the resistances of wires of different thicknesses However the method went unrecognised until 1843 when Charles Wheatstone proposed it in another paper 3 for the Royal Society for measuring resistance in electrical circuits Although Wheatstone presented it as Christie s invention it is his name rather than Christie s that is now associated with the device 4 Christie taught mathematics at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich from 1838 until his retirement in 1854 1 He died at Twickenham on 24 January 1865 5 A portrait photograph of Christie in 1865 by Ernest Edwards is held by the National Portrait Gallery Family EditHe had ten children five with each wife of whom eight survived him His eldest son with his second wife was the astronomer William Henry Mahoney Christie 1845 1922 Samuel Christie is the son of one James ChristieMarriages EditElizabeth Theadora died c 1844 source Posting on RootsWeb Margaret Ellen married c 1844 source Woolwich churchyard inscription References Edit a b Christie Samuel Hunter CHRY800SH A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge S Hunter Christie The Bakerian Lecture Experimental Determination of the Laws of Magneto electric Induction in different masses of the same metal and its intensity in different metals Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London vol 123 1833 pp 95 142 Charles Wheatstone The Bakerian Lecture An Account of Several New Instruments and Processes for Determining the Constants of a Voltaic Circuit Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London vol 133 1843 pp 303 327 The Genesis of the Wheatstone Bridge by Stig Ekelof discusses Christie s and Wheatstone s contributions and why the bridge carries Wheatstone s name Published in Engineering Science and Education Journal volume 10 no 1 February 2001 pages 37 40 Boase George Clement 1887 Christie Samuel Hunter In Stephen Leslie ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 10 London Smith Elder amp Co Sources Edit Leicester Square West Side Leicester Estate Nos 43 54 Leicester Square Survey of London volumes 33 and 34 St Anne Soho 1966 pp 507 514 1 James Frank A J L 2004 Christie Samuel Hunter 1784 1865 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Hunter Christie amp oldid 1051293624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
