ProofWiki:Mathematicians/Matthew Stewart

Scottish mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of geometry and astronomy.

Nationality

Scottish

History

• Born: 15 Jan 1717: Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
• Died: 23 Jan 1785: Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Theorems and Definitions

• Stewart's Theorem

Books and Papers

• 1746: General theorems of considerable use in the higher parts of mathematics
• 1761: Tracts, Physical and Mathematical, Containing an Explication of Several Points in Physical Astronomy
• 1763: The Distance of the Sun from the Earth determined by the Theory of Gravity

Also see

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Matthew Stewart": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive