Samuel Vince
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Samuel Vince was an English
clergyman, mathematician and astronomer at the University of Cambridge
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The son of a plasterer, Vince was admitted as a sizar to Caius College, Cambridge in 1771. In 1775 he was Senior Wrangler at Cambridge. Migrating to Sidney Sussex College
in 1777, he gained his M.A. in 1778 and was ordained a clergyman in 1779. As a mathematician, Vince wrote on many aspects of his expertise, including logarithms and imaginary numbers. His Observations on the Theory of the Motion and Resistance of Fluids and Experiments upon the Resistance of Bodies Moving in Fluids had later importance to aviation history. He was awarded the Copley Medal
in 1780 and was Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
at Cambridge from 1796 until his death. He became Archdeacon of Bedford in 1809.
He was also author of the influential A Complete System of Astronomy (3 vols. 1797-1808).
He was also a clergyman who published the pamphlet The Credibility of Christianity Vindicated, In Answer to Mr. Hume
’s Objections; In Two Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge by the Rev. S. Vince.
England
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clergyman, mathematician and astronomer at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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The son of a plasterer, Vince was admitted as a sizar to Caius College, Cambridge in 1771. In 1775 he was Senior Wrangler at Cambridge. Migrating to Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
in 1777, he gained his M.A. in 1778 and was ordained a clergyman in 1779. As a mathematician, Vince wrote on many aspects of his expertise, including logarithms and imaginary numbers. His Observations on the Theory of the Motion and Resistance of Fluids and Experiments upon the Resistance of Bodies Moving in Fluids had later importance to aviation history. He was awarded the Copley Medal
Copley Medal
The Copley Medal is an award given by the Royal Society of London for "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, and alternates between the physical sciences and the biological sciences"...
in 1780 and was Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
The Plumian chair of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy at Cambridge University, alongside the Lowndean Professorship. The chair is currently held at the Institute of Astronomy in the University...
at Cambridge from 1796 until his death. He became Archdeacon of Bedford in 1809.
He was also author of the influential A Complete System of Astronomy (3 vols. 1797-1808).
He was also a clergyman who published the pamphlet The Credibility of Christianity Vindicated, In Answer to Mr. Hume
David Hume
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
’s Objections; In Two Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge by the Rev. S. Vince.