Horsley

Horsley

Horsley (spr. Horsli), Sam., Mathematiker, geb. 1733 (1737) in London, st. 1806 als Bischof von St. Asaph; er gab des Apollonios Perg. Inclinationes, Oxf. 1770; Euklids Elemente, ebd. 1802, u. dessen Data, ebd. 1803; auch Newtons Opera omnia mit Anmerkungen, Lond. 1779 bis 1785, 5 Bde., heraus; schr. auch mehrere theologische Schriften, sein Sohn gab Predigten von ihm (Dund. 1810 f.) u. seine Reden im Parlament (ebd. 1813) u. m. a. heraus.


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