Recognized as the inventor of the kaleidoscope, Brewster was an astronomer, mathematician, physicist and writer.
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Polarization (Light), Optical mineralogy, Crystal optics, Determinative Mineralogy, Mineralogy, Scientific recreations, Silicate minerals, Optical instruments, Optics, Silicates, Atmospheric temperature, Bamboo, Biography, Crystallography, Eye, Kaleidoscopes, Microscopes, Microscopy, Phosphorescence, Physical optics, Plurality of worlds, Quartz, Reflections, Climatology, CompassPeople
Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Humphrey Davy Sir (1778-1829), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727,), Samuel Hibbert (1782-1848)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL1172281A
- ISNI: 0000000108636431
- VIAF: 2774127
- Wikidata: Q168468
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q168468
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- Brewster, David Sir.
- Sir David Brewster
- David, Sir Brewster
- [Brewster, David Sir]
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March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
June 30, 2014 | Edited by KirstinM | added short bio |
June 30, 2014 | Edited by KirstinM | merge authors |
April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |