The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-12


The cable brings US nlelscncs or The dsath OF this
dlztinguished British sarInf tho 10th inst, in the
eighty seventh year Of his age
Sir David Brewster born in Jodburg Scotland
December H. ISL He educated for tho Church of
Scotland OF which no became lcentae and in 1900 he
received from the University OF Fdnburg the honorary
degree OF A. N. While sluoying there he enjoyed
the Intimate friendship Of Robinson, Pisyfair and
Dugald Stewart. In 1903 no undertook the
edtorship Of tho "Edinburg Encyclopedia which was
only finished 1890. In 1907 he received the honorary
degree or LII D. from the University OF Aberdeen aud
subsequently I ON Cambridge the degree Of A. ~, ana
that OF d. c. L. from oxford In 1905 he was Also
elected Fellow OF the Royal society OF Ednburr, and
Afterwards Asi the Offices Of Secretary and Vice Prosi
dent. Between 1901 and 1912 he devoted his attention
the study OF optics and the results were embodied in
Treatise New Philosophical Ius,ruments'' in 1873
when he announced his discovery in regard to the
Ssius and Arsgo. From thi, TIM. ms coutrsutio ny
TO the Edinbnrg and London pho optical transactions
contain the record OF many brilliant discoveries in
optics in regard 10 the polarization OF light also in
the absorption Of light In Passing through various
media While writing The article Burning Instru-
mentsp in tho Edinbury Encycop ssdiai he was led
oy proposal OF Button 10 suggest the construction OF
new Illuminating apparatus for lighthouses 70 consist Of
lens made on. d ZONES o. glass % be buili Up Of
illuminating power TO an extraordinary degree. This
beautiful and valuable inysnsion was claimed by the
1915 Dr. Brewster invented tn kasdos scope an insru
which has had nmonss sales but which resulted
in pccunisry bvnoht TO the inventor consequence
OF the patent being svaded. In 1919 in conjunction
with Professor Jameson he established the Ediuuro
a a S .p sad Is ,sa ne ,si S
Of france elected Dr. Brewster y correspond
inI member and he has since received the
Russia, Prussia, Austria. Sweden and Denmark. In
1881 he proposed the meeting a, York out OF which
grew the British Association FOR the Advanced Of
yssr n
ton of tho HsnovcrIan Guelphc Order and the next
year the honor OF kngh,hood from King William ~:
la 1883 he appointed Principal of the University Of
" Andrew being the first lsymen who held that
office: 10 1859 he was unanimously elected Principal
va. elected ono Of the eigh, foreign MON.
bers Of the National Institute Of France,
msn OF The COMMITTEES on selection Of Candidates SIR
David received also the pusssn order OF Mor aud ia
1855 the Emperor Napoleon nsds him offccr OF N.
Legion OF Honor. Sir David has edited and written
various works besides contributing largely 10 the Edn
burg snd Quarterly Rsys~s sud the transactions o. ell
The promIuent scientific associations IN Great Britain.
His most popular works . "frcstse ON
the Kaleidoscope, Treatise on the sterso-
Natural Msscr "rhs Martyrs Of science" "Ms.
moirs Of the Life and Writings OF Sir Isaac Newton"
More Worlds than ons and others that we have not
space 10 mention II Is impossible 10 recall here IN our
limited space ali the facts with which Sir David has
enriched the most delicate branches OF natural phiose.
ply, and the laws, experimental and posuvc, 70 snch
he has reduced these discoveries cannot be expressed
except ia scientific terms sud formulas nos generally
Understood He development OF Newtons discovery
Of the polarization OF light really sonsttusd new
branch of science. The result ~ his researches
10 this domain 0f science and forms. ss IL were, mine
Of scientific wealth from which his contemporaries have
already freely drawn, and which furnishss rch helc
for future phiosophers wc also owe to tho deceased
valuable facts resulting from his researches On Tho
mean tempersturs ., the earth sud ths dissemination
Of The vothsrhaI lines In his sxamiriop Of the min
oral world he slso discovered two new duids nr.
Brewster was not ipdnasn. 70 the general movement
Of idsas and to thu political and tocls questions that
have sgitated TIA world. In 1tligon he adopted tho
principles Of the Independent Free Church. HIS trst
wife was darthter OF Mophevscn, translation or ayshf
OF Ossan, and his second wife was daughter VI The
late thomas Prina Sir David Brewssors esaM VIII
BE- Amensed wherever science has her vcssStss,