Mathematician:Matthew Stewart

Mathematician
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

Publications

 * 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