Humphry Ditton

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Humphry Ditton (born May 29, 1675 in Salisbury , † October 15, 1715 ) was an English mathematician.

Life

Ditton studied theology. Through the influence of Isaac Newton , he was elected mathematical master at Christ's Hospital.

Works

  • The general laws of nature and motion: with their application to mechanicks. Also the doctrine of the centripetal forces, ... Being a part of the great Mr. Newton's principles. ... illustrated with variety of useful theorems and problems, ... printed by T. Mead, for Jer. Seller and Cha. Price; and John Senex, London 1705.
  • An Institution of Fluxions, containing the First Principles, Operations, and Applications of that admirable Method, as invented by Sir Isaac Newton . 1706
  • Synopsis Algebraica of John Alexander, with many additions and corrections . 1709
  • A treatise of perspective demonstrative and practical Illustrated with copper cutts . printed for B. Tooke; and D. Midwinter, London 1712.
  • Discourse on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1714)
  • The New Law of Fluids, or a Discourse concerning the Ascent of Liquids in exact Geometrical Figures, between two nearly contiguous surfaces . 1714
  • William Whiston , Humphry Ditton: A New Method for Discovering the Longitude Both at Sea and Land (1715). Kessinger Pub Co, 2009, ISBN 1-104-59812-4 .
  • An institution of fluxions: containing the first principles, the operations, ... of that admirable method; … Printed by W. Botham, for James and John Knapton, London 1726. The second edition, revised, corrected, and improv'd, by John Clarke.
  • [Humfred Dittons] Truth of the Christian religion from the resurrection of Jesus Christ proved in a demonstrative way: in addition to e. Anh. On the immateriality of souls and other important parts of natural religion; with e. Message from d. Author life u. Fonts and useful Note ... / in addition to e. Vorr. De. Hrn… von Mosheim again ed. by Gabriel Wilhelm Goetten. 4., presumably u. verb. Edition. Schröder & Merkwitz, Braunschweig / Hildesheim 1749.

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personal data
SURNAME Ditton, Humphry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English theologian and mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1675
PLACE OF BIRTH Salisbury
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1715