John Playfair (1748-1819) mathematician and geologist, born at Benvie, Argyll, Scotland. From Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie (L

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John Playfair (1748-1819) mathematician and geologist, born at Benvie, Argyll, Scotland. From Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie (London, 1875). Engraving.

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