Francis Bashforth
The Reverend Professor Francis Bashforth | |
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| Born | 8 January 1819 |
| Died | 12 February 1912 (aged 93) Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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| Discipline | Mathematics |
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| Institutions | St John's College, Cambridge Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Francis Bashforth (8 January 1819 – 12 February 1912) was an English
Anglican priest and mathematician, who is known for his use of applied mathematics on ballistics
.
Early life and education
Bashforth was born on 8 January 1819 in
matriculated into St John's College, Cambridge as a sizar.[2] Having studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1843 and was the Second Wrangler.[1][2] Bashforth later returned to his alma-mater to undertake a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree, which he completed in 1853.[2]
Career
Bashforth was elected a
From 1864 to 1872, Bashforth was Professor of Applied Mathematics at the
1847 Senior Wrangler to Bashforth's Second Wrangler) and Bashforth. They used the method to study drop formation in 1883.[4]
Personal life
On 14 September 1869, Bashforth married Elizabeth Jane, daughter of the Revd Samuel Rotton Piggott.[1] Together, they had one son: Charles Pigott Bashforth (1872–1945) who was also an Anglican clergyman.[5]
Bashforth died on 12 February 1912 in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England, aged 93.[1]
Writings
- Bashforth, Francis (1866), Description of a Chronograph adapted for measuring the varying velocity of a body in motion through the air and for other purposes, London: Bell and Daldy
- Bashforth, Francis (1873), A mathematical treatise on the motion of Projectiles founded chiefly on the results of experiments made with the author's chronograph, London: Asher and Company
- Bashforth, Francis; Adams, John Couch (1883), An attempt to test the theories of capillary action by comparing the theoretical and measured forms of drops of fluid, with an explanation of the method of integration employed in constructing the tables which give the theoretical forms of such drops, University Press
- Bashforth, Francis (1890), Revised account of the experiments made with the Bashforth Chronograph, to find the resistance of the air to the motion of projectiles, with the application of the results to the calculation of trajectories according to J. Bernoulli's method, Cambridge University Press
- Bashforth, Francis (1895), Supplement to a revised account of the experiments made with the Bashforth ..., Cambridge: University Press
- Bashforth, Francis (1903), A Historical Sketch of the Experimental Determination of the Resistance of the Air to the Motion of Projectiles, Cambridge University Press
- Bashforth, Francis (1907), Ballistic experiments from 1864 to 1880, Cambridge University Press
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30633. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d "Bashforth, Francis (BSFT839F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Lord Hartington, Secretary of State for War, when he conferred the government award of £2000, in 1885, fully recognised the value of the services rendered by me to the War Department (315)." See also note 315 on page 54.
- ^ Bashforth & Adams 1883
- ^ "Bashforth, Charles Pigott (BSFT892CP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 418.
External links
- https://books.google.com/books?id=gO4pAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42 states "Second Wrangler 1843", "Rector and Vicar of Minting".
- http://armiestrumenti.com/2010/11/03/introduzione-alla-balistica-esterna/ (Italian); has picture of Bashforth
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- This article was translated from the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia.