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George Martine (physician)

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291: 304: 336: 341: 356: 271: 58: 346: 309: 236: 180: 78: 251: 351: 230: 129: 39: 31: 35: 81:). While there he contracted a "bilious fever", of which he died in 1741. He had been elected a Fellow of the 149: 47: 62: 54:, graduating M.D. there in 1725. He then returned to Scotland and settled in practice at St. Andrews. 331: 326: 51: 70: 42:, he headed a riot of some students of the college, who rang the college bells on the day that the 229: 263: 267: 185: 110:
An Essay towards a Natural and Experimental History of the Various Degrees of Heat in Bodies
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Essays Medical and Philosophical,' London, 1740, a collection of six essays; of those,
320: 295: 112:, were reissued together as a second edition, Edinburgh, in 1772, and again in 1792. 82: 74: 65:, to attack the Spanish possessions in America. After the death of Lord Cathcart, on 43: 204: 69:, 20 December 1740, he was attached as first physician to the expedition against 189: 300: 225: 174: 106:
Essays and Observations on the Construction and Graduation of Thermometers
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London, 1740, was also by Martine. It led him into controversy with
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Examination of the Newtonian Argument for the Emptiness of Space
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Born in Scotland in 1700, he was the son of the historian
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De Similibus Animalibus et de Animalibus Calore libri duo
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was proclaimed. He later studied medicine, first at the
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He also contributed papers on medical subjects to the
22:, the younger (1700–1741) was a Scottish physician. 255: 173: 313:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 240:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 117:In B. Eustachii Tabulas Anatomicas Commentarii 8: 184:(Online ed.). Oxford University Press. 148:(1748), defending Newton's assertion of the 119:, published by Dr. Monro, Edinburgh, 1755. 146:Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Discoveries 262:. Manchester University Press. p.  181:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 161: 337:Alumni of the University of St Andrews 167: 165: 342:18th-century Scottish medical doctors 220: 218: 216: 214: 7: 57:In October 1740 Martine accompanied 258:The Sceptical Realism of David Hume 231:"Martine, George (1702-1741)"  59:Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart 14: 310:Dictionary of National Biography 289: 237:Dictionary of National Biography 16:Scottish physician (1700–1741) 1: 175:"Martine, George (1700–1741)" 79:Battle of Cartagena de Indias 357:Fellows of the Royal Society 205:UK public library membership 305:Martine, George (1702-1741) 373: 130:Philosophical Transactions 40:Jacobite rebellion of 1715 172:McConnell, Anita (2004). 36:University of St. Andrews 34:. He was educated at the 347:Scottish medical writers 125:Edinburgh Medical Essays 50:(1720), and then at the 150:existence of the vacuum 48:University of Edinburgh 190:10.1093/ref:odnb/18227 52:University of Leyden 144:, who replied with 63:War of Jenkins' Ear 352:Scottish Jacobites 273:978-0-7190-0882-5 203:(Subscription or 364: 314: 293: 292: 278: 277: 261: 248: 242: 241: 233: 222: 209: 208: 200: 198: 196: 177: 169: 85:in his absence. 372: 371: 367: 366: 365: 363: 362: 361: 317: 316: 303:, ed. (1893). " 299: 290: 282: 281: 274: 250: 249: 245: 224: 223: 212: 202: 194: 192: 171: 170: 163: 158: 142:Colin Maclaurin 100:, London, 1740. 93:Martine wrote: 91: 38:, where during 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 370: 368: 360: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 319: 318: 280: 279: 272: 252:John P. Wright 243: 228:, ed. (1893). 210: 160: 159: 157: 154: 121: 120: 114: 101: 90: 87: 32:George Martine 27: 24: 20:George Martine 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 369: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 324: 322: 315: 312: 311: 306: 302: 297: 296:public domain 287: 286: 275: 269: 265: 260: 259: 253: 247: 244: 239: 238: 232: 227: 221: 219: 217: 215: 211: 206: 191: 187: 183: 182: 176: 168: 166: 162: 155: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 134: 132: 131: 126: 118: 115: 113: 109: 105: 102: 99: 96: 95: 94: 88: 86: 84: 83:Royal Society 80: 76: 75:Edward Vernon 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 44:Old Pretender 41: 37: 33: 25: 23: 21: 308: 288: 284: 283: 257: 246: 235: 193:. Retrieved 179: 145: 137: 135: 128: 124: 122: 116: 111: 107: 103: 97: 92: 56: 29: 19: 18: 332:1741 deaths 327:1700 births 301:Lee, Sidney 285:Attribution 226:Lee, Sidney 321:Categories 207:required.) 195:2 November 266:note 25. 71:Cartagena 254:(1983). 127:and the 67:Dominica 298::  270:  201: 108:, and 73:under 156:Notes 89:Works 77:(see 268:ISBN 197:2014 136:The 26:Life 307:". 264:120 186:doi 323:: 234:. 213:^ 178:. 164:^ 152:. 133:. 276:. 199:. 188::

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George Martine
University of St. Andrews
Jacobite rebellion of 1715
Old Pretender
University of Edinburgh
University of Leyden
Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart
War of Jenkins' Ear
Dominica
Cartagena
Edward Vernon
Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Royal Society
Philosophical Transactions
Colin Maclaurin
existence of the vacuum


"Martine, George (1700–1741)"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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10.1093/ref:odnb/18227
UK public library membership




Lee, Sidney
"Martine, George (1702-1741)" 
Dictionary of National Biography

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