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1. Gibson History 11 - John Playfair, Sir John Leslie - MacTutor History …

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_11/

   7 Mar 2023: Playfair in particular was widely read in the history of mathematics, was in spite of (perhaps it would be more appropriate to say "because of ") his great admiration for Newton, disappointed

2. Pictures of George Gibson - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gibson/pictdisplay/

   11 Jan 2024: Cartoon with Gibson as an acrobat.

3. PROFESSOR GEORGE A GIBSON, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.E. - EMS obituary -…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Gibson_obituary/

   7 Mar 2023: George Alexander Gibson was born at Greenlaw, Berwickshire, in 1858. His father was a man of rare capacity and character who wrote a history of Greenlaw and taught himself Latin so ... subject. In 1909 Gibson returned to the University as successor to

4. Gibson History 6 - More Gregorys - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_6/

   7 Mar 2023: After James Gregory's death the Chair of Mathematics in Edinburgh remained vacant for some years, the work being carried on meantime by a lecturer called John Young, but on 29th October 1683, his nephew, David Gregory, was appointed Professor. David

5. EMS 1926 Colloquium - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/EMS/Colloquium_1926/

   7 Mar 2023: The History of Mathematics in Scotland, by G A Gibson, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.E. ... A. Gibson gave two lectures on the 6th and 9th on the History of Mathematics in Scotland.

6. Gibson: "History of Scottish Mathematics" - MacTutor…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history/

   7 Mar 2023: Gibson History 10 - Matthew Stewart, John Stewart, William Trail. ... Gibson History 11 - John Playfair, Sir John Leslie.

7. George Gibson (1858 - 1930) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gibson/

   1 May 2023: Robert Gibson had taught himself Latin to be able to carry out research for a book he wrote on the history of Greenlaw. ... After Gibson's death his friends raised funds to endow a lecture on the history of mathematics, to be given about every four years.

8. Gibson History 13 - Postscript - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_13/

   7 Mar 2023: I cannot end without suggesting that there is a lesson for us in the history I have so imperfectly sketched.

9. G A Gibson - Scotsman obituary - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Gibson_Scotsman_obituary/

   7 Mar 2023: Professor Gibson is survived by his widow, and two sons and one daughter. ... Both of the sons are medical men. George Alexander Gibson died on Tuesday 1 April 1930.

10. History EMS Newsletter December 2009 27 Death of a ... PDF (153k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Publications/hartveit_doas.pdf

    4 Mar 2021: Thomas Murray MacRobert. History. 30 EMS Newsletter December 2009. he met firm opposition. ... gap-system.org/history/ems/minutes/index1883.html.[G] Gibson, G. A., John Sturgeon Mackay M.A. LL.D, Proceedings of.