Cargill Gilston Knott Quotes


Scientific theory and its application to the growing needs of mankind advance hand in hand.


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Cargill Gilston Knott, 1856–1922, Scottish physicist and mathematician, Quoted in Life and Scientific Work of Peter Guthrie Tait

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Cargill Gilston Knott
Cargill Gilston Knott
  • Born: June 30, 1856
  • Died: October 26, 1922
  • Nationality: Scottish
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Prof Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE LLD was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and President of the Scottish Meteorological Society.