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Spottiswoode, William

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Mathematician and physician, born in London; was Queen's printer, as his father had been before him; published numerous important papers on scientific subjects, his greatest work "The Polarization of Light," a subject on which he was a great authority (1825-1883).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Spottiswoode, William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/spottiswoode-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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