Davies Gilbert
1767-1839

- Born
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06 March 1767
St Erth parish, Cornwall, England
- Died
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24 December 1839
Eastbourne, Sussex
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 17/11/1791
- Relationships
- Son of Rev Edward Giddy, curate of St Erth, Cornwall and Catherine Davies, daughter of John Davies of "Tredea", St Erth; acquired a large property in Cornwall by his marriage; changed his name to Gilbert (1817); father John Davies Gilbert (FRS 1834); brother-in-law of John Guillemard (FRS 1806)
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Unpublished letter, regarding submission of mathematical paper from Davies Gilbert to John Walsh
Creator: Davies Gilbert Reference number: AP/10/18 -
Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from Davies Gilbert to John Coombe
Creator: Davies Gilbert Reference number: AP/10/49 -
Unpublished paper, address as President of the Royal Society by Davies Gilbert
Creator: Davies Gilbert Reference number: AP/13/28 -
Table, 'A table for facilitating the computations relative to suspension bridges' by Davies Gilbert
Creator: Davies Gilbert Reference number: PT/19/5
Recipient of
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Unpublished letter, regarding a paper on the development of functions from John Walsh to Davies Gilbert
Reference number: AP/10/15 -
Unpublished letter, regarding mathematical paper by John Walsh from Benjamin Gompertz to Davies Gilbert
Creator: Benjamin Gompertz Reference number: AP/10/21 -
Unpublished letter, regarding Benjamin Gompertz's critique from John Walsh to Davies Gilbert
Reference number: AP/10/22 -
Unpublished letter, regarding comments on John Walsh's paper from Benjamin Gompertz to Davies Gilbert
Creator: Benjamin Gompertz Reference number: AP/10/23 -
Unpublished letter, regarding John Walsh's elaborations from Benjamin Gompertz to Davies Gilbert
Creator: Benjamin Gompertz Reference number: AP/10/24 -
Unpublished letter, regarding geometry of pyramids from John Walsh to Davies Gilbert
Reference number: AP/10/27
Most frequently corresponded with
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John Frederick William Herschel
47 letters