John Henry Pratt
Mathematician, Author
1809 – 1871
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Who was John Henry Pratt?
John Henry Pratt was a British clergyman and mathematician who devised a theory of crustal balance which would become the basis for the isostasy principle. He was a Cambridge Apostle.
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- Born
- Jun 4, 1809
London - Also known as
- 約翰·亨利·普拉特
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Lived in
- Ghazipur
- Died
- Dec 28, 1871
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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