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John Blair (priest)

John Blair (priest) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand John Blair (priest) rather than just read about it. In short: John Blair FRS, FSA (died 24 June 1782), was a British clergyman, and chronologist. Life He was born and educated in Edinburgh.

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Reference excerpt

John Blair FRS, FSA (died 24 June 1782), was a British clergyman, and chronologist.

Life He was born and educated in Edinburgh. Leaving Scotland as a young man, he became usher of a school in Hedge Lane, London, in succession to Andrew Henderson, author of a well-known history of the rebellion of 1745. In 1754, he published, 'The Chronology and History of the World, from the Creation to the Year of Christ 1753, illustrated in fifty-six tables.' It was dedicated to the lord chancellor (Hardwicke), and was published by subscription. In the preface he acknowledged great obligations to the Earl of Bute. The plan and scope of the work originated with Dr. Hugh Blair's scheme of chronological tables. The 'Chronology' was reprinted in 1756, 1768, and 1814. It was revised and enlarged 'by Willoughby Rosse in Bohn's 'Scientific Library,' 1856. In 1768, Blair published 'Fourteen Maps of Ancient and Modern Geography, for the illustration of the Tables of Chronology and History; to which is prefixed a dissertation on the Rise and Progress of Geography.' The dissertation was separately republished in 1784. Blair's first book was well received. In 1755 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and in its 'Transactions' appeared a paper by him on the 'Agitation of the Waters near Reading' He had previously obtained orders in the church of England, and in September 1757 was appointed chaplain to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha and mathematical tutor to the Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany. In March 1761, on the promotion of Dr. Townshend to the deanery of Norwich, Blair was given a prebendal stall at Westminster. Within a week the dean and chapter of Westminster presented him to the vicarage of Hinckley. In the same year he was chosen fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In September 1763 he left with the Duke of York on a tour on the continent, and was absent until 1764. In 1771 he was transferred, by presentation of the dean and chapter of Westminster, to the vicarage of St. Bride, London, and again to the rectory of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, in April 1776. He was also rector of Horton (Milton's Horton) in Buckinghamshire. He died on 24 June 1782. Blair's 'Lectures on the Canons of the Old Testament, comprehending a Dissertation on the Septuagint Version,' 1785, was a posthumous publication.

References

Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1886). "Blair, John (d.1782)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 162–163. ; Endnotes:

Notes and Queries, 6th series, vii. 48; Anderson's Scottish Nation; researches in Edinburgh.

Further reading Chambers, Robert; Thomson, Thomas Napier (1857). "Blair, John, LL.D., chronologist" . A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen . Vol. 1. Glasgow: Blackie and Son. pp. 257–258 – via Wikisource.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of John Blair (priest)

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses John Blair (priest) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: John Blair (priest) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1782 deaths, 18th-century English Anglican priests, British fellows of the Royal Society, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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John Blair FRS, FSA (died 24 June 1782), was a British clergyman, and chronologist. Life He was born and educated in Edinburgh.

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