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"G. A. Edgar" |
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01 Jun 2004 12:22:08 PM |
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George Green, portrait? |
George Green 1793--1841
"... the general mathematical theory of potential developed by an
obscure, self-taught miller's son would lead to the mathematical
theories of electricity underlying twentieth-century industry."
quoted at
<http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html>
Most of the biographies at "The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"
have portraits of the subject. (Even Euclid and Archimedes...) But
not Green. Are there no known portraits of this man?
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G. A. Edgar http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~edgar/
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| User: "r.e.s." |
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| Title: Re: George Green, portrait? |
01 Jun 2004 02:10:25 PM |
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"G. A. Edgar" <edgar@math.ohio-state.edu.invalid> wrote ...
George Green 1793--1841
"... the general mathematical theory of potential developed by an
obscure, self-taught miller's son would lead to the mathematical
theories of electricity underlying twentieth-century industry."
quoted at
<http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html>
Most of the biographies at "The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"
have portraits of the subject. (Even Euclid and Archimedes...) But
not Green. Are there no known portraits of this man?
There was a brief exhange on this question in 2001 in the
Historia-Matematica Discussion Group ...
http://mathforum.org/epigone/historia_matematica/nixnoizhing
especially this one:
http://mathforum.org/epigone/historia_matematica/nixnoizhing/f05100301b81b158e1d76@%5b10.150.11.66%5d
which quotes one of Green's biographers [Cannell] as saying
"As ever, the lack of any likeness of George Green posed a problem ... ."
--r.e.s.
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| User: "John Hicken" |
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| Title: Re: George Green, portrait? |
01 Jun 2004 07:28:32 PM |
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"G. A. Edgar" <edgar@math.ohio-state.edu.invalid> wrote in message news:<010620041322087139%edgar@math.ohio-state.edu.invalid>...
George Green 1793--1841
"... the general mathematical theory of potential developed by an
obscure, self-taught miller's son would lead to the mathematical
theories of electricity underlying twentieth-century industry."
quoted at
<http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html>
Most of the biographies at "The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"
have portraits of the subject. (Even Euclid and Archimedes...) But
not Green. Are there no known portraits of this man?
I've found a website, that claims that 'the circumstances of his life
were such that no portrait was ever made'. Apparently he is
'commemorated by a plaque in the floor of Westminster Abbey', which is
'adorned with a representation of a windmill, presumedly "green's
mill" (once home to george green according to this website about
it:http://www.greensmill.org.uk/)
The website I got the information from is here:
http://www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/frame2.htm
I'm a Student (graduating this year) at nottingham university, which
has a george green library. I don't know if they have a similar
plaque, but I think they have some display, that shows the windmill.
I don't remember there being a portrait of him. It's too later to
look now, but if I remember next time I pass I'll have a look.
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| User: "Sam Wormley" |
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| Title: Re: George Green, portrait? |
01 Jun 2004 03:56:23 PM |
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"G. A. Edgar" wrote:
George Green 1793--1841
"... the general mathematical theory of potential developed by an
obscure, self-taught miller's son would lead to the mathematical
theories of electricity underlying twentieth-century industry."
quoted at
<http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html>
Most of the biographies at "The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"
have portraits of the subject. (Even Euclid and Archimedes...) But
not Green. Are there no known portraits of this man?
--
G. A. Edgar http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~edgar/
Interesting reading (George Green 1793-1841)
Ref: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/gg/
http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/sermon/green.htm
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html
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| User: "ArtflDodgr" |
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| Title: Re: George Green, portrait? |
01 Jun 2004 02:08:05 PM |
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In article <010620041322087139%edgar@math.ohio-state.edu.invalid>,
"G. A. Edgar" <edgar@math.ohio-state.edu.invalid> wrote:
George Green 1793--1841
"... the general mathematical theory of potential developed by an
obscure, self-taught miller's son would lead to the mathematical
theories of electricity underlying twentieth-century industry."
quoted at
<http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Green.html>
Most of the biographies at "The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"
have portraits of the subject. (Even Euclid and Archimedes...) But
not Green. Are there no known portraits of this man?
From the Preface to the second edition of Kai Lai Chung's "Green, Brown,
and Probability":
"In March 2000 I received a copy of "George Green" from the authoress
D. M. Cannell, accompanied by a letter. [...] I then wrote to ask her if
there exists a photo or painting of George Green, since he does not
appear in the twenty plates reproduced in her book [...]. Unfortunately
she died shortly after and it was Lawrie Challis who wrote to say "no".
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A.
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