James Stirling: mathematician and mine manager

DOI10.1007/S00283-010-9193-0MaRDI QIDQ645319zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors P. Maritz

Publication date 14 November 2011

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-010-9193-0

zbMATH Keywords

Colin MaclaurinJames Stirling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70)

Review text

This article surveys Stirling's life and career, not only as mathematician and scientist, but also as administrator for a lead mine. Subplots include his connections with fellow Scotsman Colin Maclaurin and the impact of Britain's political upheavals. Several photographs by the author complement the text.

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