TAIT, PETER GUTHRIE

1831–1901, Scottish physicist and mathematician. He was professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh from 1860 and conducted important investigations in thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases. His early work in mathematics was mainly concerned with quaternions. His writings include Treatise on Natural Philosophy (with Lord Kelvin, 1867) and Scientific Papers (2 vol., 1898–1900).

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Dictionary of National Biography: [Fourth Supplement
Book by J. R. H. Weaver; Oxford University Press, 1937
Subjects: Great Britain--Biography
...John Millington 1871-1909 Tadema, Sir Lawrence Alma-. See Alma-Tadema. Tait, Frederick Guthrie. See under Tait, Peter Guthrie. Tait, Peter Guthrie 1831-1901 Tallack, William 1831-1908 Tangye, Sir Richard 1833-1906 Tarte...
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The Gladstone Diaries - Vol. 14
Book by H. C. G. Matthew; Clarendon Press, 1994
Subjects: Gladstone, W. E--(William Ewart)--1809-1898--Diaries, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1837-1901, Liberal Party (Great Britain)--History--Sources, Prime Ministers--Great Britain--Diaries
...Church of England . 1866 18/3/66 Tait, Archibald Campbell Charge...1845 28/1/45 Life of... Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury , by...Sermons . 1863 2 pt. 17/4/64 Tait, Peter Guthrie, and Stewart, Balfour Unseen Universe...
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A History of Mathematics
Book by Florian Cajori; Macmillan, 1919
Subjects: Mathematics--History
...connection with golf-balls the problem was taken up by Tait. Peter Guthrie Tait 1831-1901 was born at Dalkeith, studied at Cambridgeand...experimentally by H. G. Magnus 1852 . Says P. G. Tait: "In topping, the upper part of the ball is made...
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The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Book by Basil Mahon; John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Subjects: Maxwell, James Clerk--1831-1879, Physicists--Great Britain--Biography
...180 0 Szilard, Leo, 139 9 table turning, 37 7 Tait, Mrs, 168 8 Tait, Peter Guthrie, 14, 18, 25, 33, 35, 44, 46, 67, 88...Treatise on Natural Philosophy, by Thomson and Tait, 25, 132 2 Trinity College, Cambridge, 33...
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Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking
Book by William H. Cropper; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: Physicists--Biography
...403 , 410 , 412 14 Szilard, Leo, 253 , 354 , 383 84 Tait, Peter Guthrie: Clausius and, 102 3, 107 ; Gibbs and, 120 ; Maxwell...165 , 172 Treatise on Natural Philosophy (Thomson and Tait), 165 Treatise on Physiological Optics (Helmholtz...
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journal articles on: Tait Peter Guthrie  - 8 results

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Behavioral and Associative Effects of Differential Outcomes in Discrimination Learning
Journal article by Peter J. Urcuioli; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 33, 2005
Subjects: Behavior, Discrimination, Expectancy theories, Learning
...Outcomes in Discrimination Learning by Peter J. Urcuioli This article reviews and critiques...Hull (1943), and others (e.g., Guthrie, 1935; Spence, 1956) characterized...1994; cf. Asratyan, 1974; Gormezano Tait, 1976). For instance, the bidirectional...
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On the Tradition and Mathematics of Counting-out
Journal article by Elliott Oring; Western Folklore, Vol. 56, 1997
Subjects: Children & youth, Folklore, Games, Social life & customs
...generalization of the problem was proposed by mathematician Peter Guthrie Tait. Tait focused on the problem created by Bachet around the predicament of Josephus in the cave at Jotapata (Tait 1898-1900, 2:432435) . Bachet had shown that...
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Radical Myths: Eliza Keary's Little Seal-Skin and Other Poems (1874)
Journal article by Paul Ellis; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 40, 2002
Subjects: Keary, Eliza Harriet--Evaluation, Poetry--Evaluation, Poets--Evaluation
...commentators Balfour Stewart an d Peter Guthrie Tait called "the will of God that constitutes...Morris: The Critical Heritage, ed. Peter Faulkner (London: Routledge and...science. (25.) Balfour Stewart and Peter Guthrie Tait, "The Unseen Universe...
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Phi Alpha Theta Initiates
Journal article; The Historian, Vol. 73, 2011
Subjects: Honor societies--Membership
...Martin, Brandon McKinney, Asa Powers, Pete Sumners, Phillip H. Teeter, Jr...Brianna Lane Nofil, Mikael Ikechi Owunna, Peter OSullivan Reid, John Franklin Sacha...Danielle Stone, Charles Whitten Sullivan, Peter Ralph Terrezza, Zachary Paul Tracer...Eldridge, Ashton Eldridge, Amberly Heins, Peter Lane, Alison Rowell. Erskine College...
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Phi Alpha Theta Initiates
Journal article; The Historian, Vol. 61, 1999
Subjects: Greek letter societies--Membership
...1998: Amy M. Aisen, Alyssa R. Brody, Peter E Handler, Stephen I. Horwitz, Jonathan...1998: Nick Albrecht, Christine Almy, Peter K. Bacon, Richard J. Block, Ryan P...James A. Bulen Jr., Su Yeon Cho, Peter L. Corsell, Donald F. Desorte, Michael...
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Sir John Murray: (1841-1914) the Founder of Modern Oceanography, John Murray Pioneered Research on the Ocean Depths and Oceanic Sediments and Was a Leading Light in Marine Biology
Magazine article by Christian Amodeo; Geographical, Vol. 77, September 2005
Subjects: Dunmore, 4th Earl of, Marine biologists--Biography
...Edinburgh to complete his studies, this time in geology under Sir Archibald Geikle and natural philosophy under Sir Peter Guthrie Tait. What did he achieve? While still at Edinburgh, Murray joined the crew of naturalists aboard HMS Challenger...
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Empirically Testing the Relationships between User Involvement, Information Waste, and Mis Success
Magazine article by Ramaraj Palanisamy, Sushil; Journal of Services Research, Vol. 1, April 2001
Subjects: End users, Information technology, MIS, Studies, Systems development
...Baronas and Louis, 1988; Tait and Vessey, 1988; Nicholas...through irrelevant information (Peter and Susan, 1992). The lack...Kaiser Srinivasan, 1980; Guthrie, 1972; Gallagher, 1974...studies (Montazemi, 1988; Tait and Vessey, 1988; McKeen and...


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newspaper articles on: Tait Peter Guthrie  - 16 results

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Tartan Tiger's Medals Set to Net [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; May 6, 2009
Subjects: Amateur sports
...Educated at Edinburgh Academy, Tait was an extremely long hitter and...University physicist and amateur golfer Peter Guthrie Tait, who had calculated that the longest...91 yards on the frosty fairway. Tait won The Amateur Championship twice...
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Sport Club Notes
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), May 19, 2009
...39 pts Pins 3rd Chris Tait 9th Graham Hanson 15th...Rundown 38 Bill Storey Peter Janke 37 Don Lederhose...Michael Schatz 36 Chris Tait John Lister Denis Mitchell...nett c/b Pins 2nd Ian Guthrie 5304mm 8th Martin Lacey...Andrew Webb Ross Curd Ian Guthrie John Hodges Craig Jones...
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Regional Preview
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 1, 2006
...home v Harlequins): L Crichton, A Elliott, M Tait, J Shaw, T Visser, T Flood, J Grindal, J McDonnell...Charles Roe, James Houghton, Paul Clark, Dave Guthrie, Pat Segi, Duncan Brown, Peter Altona, Gavin Charlton, Dan Kyle, Richard Windle...
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Regional Rugby Round-Up
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 26, 2007
...3pm kick-off): A Elliott, T May, M Tait, J Noon, L Crichton, T Flood, J Grindal...Clarke, Charles Roe, Paul Winter, David Guthrie, Paul Clark, Selwyn St Bernard, Patrick Segi, Peter Altona, Gavin Charlton, Anthony Mellalieu...
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Metro Fare Dodgers Pay Heavy Price for Cheating
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), February 24, 2005
...of Ellison Street, pounds 110. Bryan Guthrie, 30, of Ridley Terrace, pounds 110...35, of Eastgarth, pounds 50; Michael Tait, 19, of Eastgarth, pounds 120. Mark J Bell, 30, of Westgate Road, pounds 110; Peter Murray, 28, of Stonechat Place, pounds...
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encyclopedia articles on: Tait Peter Guthrie  - 1 result

 
 
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Tait, Peter Guthrie
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAIT, PETER GUTHRIE 1831 1901, Scottish physicist and mathematician. He was professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh from 1860 and conducted...


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