Robert Gibson and teaching philosophy of nature in 18th century Ireland

Abstract

The dissemination of natural philosophy in the 18th-century, which was based primarily on Newton's pioneering work in mechanics, optics and astrophysics, is presented as seen through a remarkable textbook written by a little known Irish mathematics teacher, Robert Gibson. Later, he became the deputy surveyor general of Ireland (1752-1760).

15 pages, 10 figures