Andrew Gray (physicist)
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Andrew Gray FRS FRSE (2 July 1847 – 10 October 1925) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician.
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Andrew Gray | |
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Born | 2 July 1847 (1847-07-02) Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland |
Died | 10 October 1925 (1925-10-11) (aged 78) |
Alma mater | Glasgow University (MA 1876, DSc, LLD(Hon) 1896) |
Known for | "Absolute Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism" (1883) "Treatise on Bessel Functions" (1895) "The Scientific Work of Lord Kelvin" |
Spouse | Annie Gordon |
Children | James Gordon Gray |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Mathematics |
Institutions | Private Secretary to Sir William Thomson, Glasgow (1875–80) Secretary to Sir William Thomson, Glasgow University (1880–4) Professor of Physics, University College, Bangor, Wales (1884–99) Professor of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow University (1899–1924) |
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