CARLYLE,THOMAS (1795-1881) - EARLY ATTRACTED TO PROPORTION AND GEOMETRY

Authors
JOHNSON W
Citation
W. Johnson, CARLYLE,THOMAS (1795-1881) - EARLY ATTRACTED TO PROPORTION AND GEOMETRY, International journal of impact engineering, 21(4), 1998, pp. 327-330
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
International journal of impact engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
0734743X
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
327 - 330
Database
ISI
SICI code
0734-743X(1998)21:4<327:C(-EAT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A brief account is given of the distinguished early 19th c. British es sayist, Thomas Carlyle's encounter with ancient Proportion and his inv olvement in writing scientific articles, mainly for David Brewster. Th e subject matter is related to previous papers in this journal about J ames Glenie and his work [1,2]. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig hts reserved.