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Stewart, Matthew

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Mathematician, born at Rothesay; bred for the Church, was for a time minister of Roseneath, and succeeded Maclaurin as professor of Mathematics in Edinburgh in 1747; was the author of a mathematical treatise or two, and the lifelong friend of Robert Simson (1717-1785).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stewart, Matthew'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/stewart-matthew.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.