Peter Guthrie Tait

Peter Guthrie Tait was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote with Lord Kelvin, and his early investigations into knot theory.

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Who was born first?

• Peter Guthrie Tait and Edward Routh were born the same year
• Peter Guthrie Tait was born 1 year before William Crookes
• Peter Guthrie Tait was born 1 year before Alvan Graham Clark
• Peter Guthrie Tait was born 1 year before Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
• Peter Guthrie Tait was born 1 year before Charles Friedel

Timeline

1. Edward RouthJanuary 20, 1831 – June 7, 1907
2. Peter Guthrie Tait (this page)April 28, 1831 – July 4, 1901
3. Alvan Graham ClarkJuly 10, 1832 – June 9, 1897
4. Charles FriedelMarch 12, 1832 – April 20, 1899
5. Peter Ludwig Mejdell SylowDecember 12, 1832 – September 7, 1918
6. William CrookesJune 17, 1832 – April 4, 1919

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