- Samuel Vince
Samuel Vince (1749—1821) was an English mathematician and astronomer at the
University of Cambridge .As a mathematician, Vince wrote on many aspects of his expertise, including
logarithms andimaginary numbers . His "Observations on the Theory of the Motion and Resistance of Fluids" and "Experiments upon the Resistance of Bodies Moving in Fluids" had later importance to aviation history. He was awarded theCopley Medal in 1780 and wasPlumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge from 1796 until his death.He was also author of the influential "A Complete System of Astronomy" (3 vols. 1797-1808).
He was also a clergyman who published the pamphlet "The Credibility of Christianity Vindicated, In Answer to Mr. Hume’s Objections; In Two Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge by the Rev. S. Vince".
External links
* [http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1900/designing.cfm Smithsonian Institute]
* [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=1794 Royal Society]
* [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=CV%2FPers%2FVince%2C%20Samuel%20(1749-1821)%20mathematician%20and%20astronomer Janus (Cambridge library)]
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