Rev William Galbraith (1786 – 27 October 1850) was a Scottish mathematician. He taught mathematics and nautical astronomy in Edinburgh, and took an interest in surveying work, becoming an advocate of the extension of the work of triangulating Great Britain.[1]
During the 1830s Galbraith became interested in the surveying problems of Scotland. In 1831 he pointed out that Arthur's Seat had a strongly magnetic peak.[4] In 1837 he pointed out the impact of anomalies in measurement, work that received recognition;[5] it was topical because of the 1836 geological map of Scotland by John MacCulloch, with which critics had found fault on topographical as well as geological grounds.[6] A paper on the locations of places on the River Clyde was recognised in 1837 by a gold medal, from the Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts for Scotland.[7]
Galbraith followed with detailed Remarks on the Geographical Position of some Points on the West Coast of Scotland (1838).[8] Having made some accurate surveys of his own, he lobbied for further attention from the national survey.[1]
Galbraith's pocket-box circle, an invention for portable surveying.
Later lifeedit
About 1832 Galbraith was licensed a minister by the presbytery of Dunse. He married Eleanor Gale in 1833.[3]
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^The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. A. and C. Black. 1838. pp. 300–. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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^"Trigonometrical surveying, levelling, and railway engineering". 1842.
^"A treatise on land surveying [ed.] by W. Galbraith". 1849.
william, galbraith, mathematician, william, galbraith, 1786, october, 1850, scottish, mathematician, taught, mathematics, nautical, astronomy, edinburgh, took, interest, surveying, work, becoming, advocate, extension, work, triangulating, great, britain, willi. Rev William Galbraith 1786 27 October 1850 was a Scottish mathematician He taught mathematics and nautical astronomy in Edinburgh and took an interest in surveying work becoming an advocate of the extension of the work of triangulating Great Britain 1 William Galbraith s grave Grange Cemetery Contents 1 Early life 2 Surveyor 3 Later life 4 Works 5 Notes 6 External linksEarly life editHe was born at Greenlaw Berwickshire 2 Initially he was a schoolmaster His pupil William Rutherford walked long distances to attend his school at Eccles Subsequently he moved to Edinburgh and graduated A M at the University of Edinburgh in 1821 3 Surveyor editDuring the 1830s Galbraith became interested in the surveying problems of Scotland In 1831 he pointed out that Arthur s Seat had a strongly magnetic peak 4 In 1837 he pointed out the impact of anomalies in measurement work that received recognition 5 it was topical because of the 1836 geological map of Scotland by John MacCulloch with which critics had found fault on topographical as well as geological grounds 6 A paper on the locations of places on the River Clyde was recognised in 1837 by a gold medal from the Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts for Scotland 7 Galbraith followed with detailed Remarks on the Geographical Position of some Points on the West Coast of Scotland 1838 8 Having made some accurate surveys of his own he lobbied for further attention from the national survey 1 nbsp Galbraith s pocket box circle an invention for portable surveying Later life editAbout 1832 Galbraith was licensed a minister by the presbytery of Dunse He married Eleanor Gale in 1833 3 Galbraith was buried with his wife in the north east section of the Grange Cemetery in Edinburgh 9 Works editGalbraith s major works combined textbook material with mathematical tables Mathematical and Astronomical Tables 1827 10 review 11 Trigonometrical Surveying Levelling and Railway Engineering 1842 12 He edited John Ainslie s 1812 treatise on land surveying 1849 13 and with William Rutherford revised John Bonnycastle s Algebra 14 Notes edit a b National Museums of Scotland Rule Detail Biographical notices of Mr William Galbraith Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 11 4 86 1851 Bibcode 1851MNRAS 11 86 doi 10 1093 mnras 11 4 67a a b Royal Astronomical Society 1851 Memoirs Society pp 194 Retrieved 6 November 2012 The topographical statistical and historical gazetteer of Scotland 1848 Kaiserl Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 1851 Almanach der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften fur das Jahr Harvard University Wien K K Hof und Staatsdruckerei Cumming David A MacCulloch John Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 17412 Subscription or UK public library membership required The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal Constable 1837 pp 1 Retrieved 6 November 2012 The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal A and C Black 1838 pp 300 Retrieved 4 May 2012 Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland William Galbraith 1827 Mathematical and Astronomical Tables Retrieved 4 May 2012 Robert Jameson Sir William Jardine Henry Darwin Rogers 1827 The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal exhibiting a view of the progressive discoveries and improvements in the sciences and the arts A and C Black pp 404 Retrieved 4 May 2012 Trigonometrical surveying levelling and railway engineering 1842 A treatise on land surveying ed by W Galbraith 1849 Rutherford William Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 External links editOnline Books page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Galbraith mathematician amp oldid 1167990431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
