Painting, of James Gregory

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This oil painting is of James Gregory (1638-75), mathematician and inventor of the reflecting telescope. The painting is attributed to Richard Waitt.

Portrait in oils of James Gregory, mathematician and inventor of the reflecting telescope, attributed to Richard Waitt, 1708 - 1732

Gregory became professor of mathematics at St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities. His wide-ranging talents included the first proof of the fundamental theory of calculus.

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• Online ID: 000-100-044-623-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1974.204
• Date: 1708 - 1732
  Between 1708 and 1732
  
• Material: Oil paint
  Portrait / James Gregory
  
• Dimensions: 725 mm x 615 mm
  
• What: Portrait / James Gregory
  
• Subject: 3. ASTRONOMY, Sundries (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: James Gregory (Subject of the portrait)
  Richard Waitt (Maker)
  
• Where:
• Event: The Glasgow Exhibition
  
• Description:
• References:
  • Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 489. 
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