Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous ( Alphabetically) Next Welcome page
He practiced law at The Hague. Appointed as secretary to the Dutch Embassy, he was sent to England in 1715 to congratulate George I on has accession to the throne. While in London he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He got to know Newton, Desaguliers and John Keill at this time and, after returning to The Hague in 1716, he continued to correspond with Keill.
In 1717 'sGravesande became professor of mathematics and astronomy at Leiden. He became professor of philosophy at Leiden in 1734.
He taught and wrote many texts on Newtonian science and Keill's contributions. Like Keill he conducted physics experiments in his lectures. 'sGravesande wrote textbooks on mathematics and philosophy. He also published and edited works of others, for example work by Huygens, Keill and Newton. 'sGravesande's book Mathematical Elements of Physics was very influential.
References:
Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous ( Alphabetically) Next Welcome page History Topics Index Famous curves index Chronologies Birthplace Map Mathematicians of the day Anniversaries for the year Search Form Simple Search Form Search Suggestions