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Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835) was born at Thurso Castle, Caithness (now Highland).
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He was MP for Caithness, 1780-1784, later for Lostwithiel, Cornwall. His Statistical Account of Scotland (21 volumes, 1791-1799) introduced the words 'statistics' and 'statistical' into English. [1]; [2]
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He was MP for Caithness, 1780-1784, later for Lostwithiel, Cornwall. His Statistical Account of Scotland (21 volumes, 1791-1799) introduced the words 'statistics' and 'statistical' into English. [1]; [2]
References (show)
- Pritchard, Chris. The contributions of four Scots to the early development of statistics. Math. Gaz. 76 (No. 475) (Mar 1992) 61-68.
- Thomson, James U. Edinburgh Curiosities 2, John Donald Publishers, Edinburgh, 1997, pp.17-21
The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles was created by David Singmaster.
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