John Robison 17391805 was a pivotal figure in the rise of a new style ofmathematical physics in Britain at the turn of the nineteenth century and ASystem of Mec... » 

John Robison 17391805 was a pivotal figure in the rise of a new style ofmathematical physics in Britain at the turn of the nineteenth century and ASystem of Mechanical Philosophy was generally seen in the early Victorian eraas a reference point for the progress of scientific knowledge and itsapplications. «