BREWSTER DAVID: (1781-1868) Scottish Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer & Inventor, a pioneer in p...

BREWSTER DAVID: (1781-1868) Scottish Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer & Inventor, a pioneer in p...
BREWSTER DAVID: (1781-1868) Scottish Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer & Inventor, a pioneer in photography who invented an improved stereoscope. A.L.S., D Brewster, one page, 8vo, St. Andrews, 10th August 1857, to William Stirling. Brewster states that he has been requested by the University of St. Andrews to ask his correspondent 'that you would kindly sign the accompanying paper, as Member for Perthshire from which our students chiefly come'. Some light staining caused by previous mounting to the verso, only very slightly affecting the text but not the signature, G Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878) Scottish Historical Writer, Art Historian & Politician who served as Member of Parliament for Perthshire 1874-78.