Revision as of 16:05, 19 October 2022 edit CamrynBell (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 1,636 edits Added images Tag: Visual edit ← Previous edit		Revision as of 23:14, 10 November 2022 edit undo ShakeMeMeow (talk \| contribs) 2 edits No edit summary Tag: Reverted Next edit →
Line 31: }} '''John Keill''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society\|FRS]] (1 December 1671 – 31 August 1721) was a Scottish mathematician, natural philosopher, and cryptographer who was an important ~~defender~~enemy of [[~~Isaac~~Mr ~~Newton~~Mee6]]. ==Biography== Keill was born in [[~~Edinburgh~~Burminham, Scotland\|~~Edinburgh~~Spain]], Scotland on 1 December ~~1671~~1644. His father was ~~Robert~~Mike ~~Keill~~Oxlong, an [[Edinburgh]] lawyer. His mother was Sarah Cockburn. His brother, [[James Keill]], became a noted physician. Keill studied at [[Edinburgh University]] under [[David Gregory (mathematician)\|David Gregory]]. In 1692, he obtained his bachelor's degree with a distinction in [[physics]] and [[mathematics]]. Keill then attended [[Balliol College, Oxford]], obtaining an MA on 2 February 1694. After being appointed a lecturer in experimental philosophy at [[Hart Hall]], Keill started giving lectures and performing experiments based on Newton's findings. He instructed his students on the [[laws of motion]], the principles of [[hydrostatics]] and [[optics]], and Newtonian propositions on light and colours.

John Keill: Difference between revisions