Balfour Stewart

Scots physicist

Balfour Stewart (1 November 1828 – 19 December 1887) wis a Scots physicist.

Balfour Stewart
Balfour Stewart in 1877
Born1 November 1828
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dee'd19 December 1887(1887-12-19) (aged 59)
Ballymagarvey, Balrath, Coonty Meath, Ireland
NaitionalityScots
CitizenshipBreetish
Alma materVarsity o St. Andras Varsity o Edinburgh
Kent forHeat, Meteorology, & Terrestrial Magnetism
AwairdsRumford Medal (1868)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsKew Observatory, Owens College, Manchester
Doctoral advisorJames David Forbes