Barlow, Peter

Peter Barlow was an English writer on pure and applied mathematics.

1776 - Peter Barlow was born October in Norwich.

1806 - Barlow was appointed mathematical master in the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, south-east London.

1811 - Barlow wrote Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers.

1814 - Peter Barlow published New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary.

1817 - He made a contribution in his work, Essay on the strength and stress of timber.

1820 - He wrote the Essay on Magnetic Attractions.

1823 - Peter Barlow was made a fellow of the Royal Society and two years later received the Copley medal.

1836 - Steam locomotion received much attention at his hands.

Peter Barlow received many distinctions from British and foreign scientific societies.

1862 - Peter Barlow died on the first day of Mach.