During his long and varied career, which included academic posts at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, John Robison (1739-1805) contributed many articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Published in 1822, this four-volume collection, edited by his pupil David Brewster (1781-1868), includes these and other insightful scientific writings..
During his long and varied career, which included academic posts at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, John Robison (1739-1805) contributed many articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannica