Joseph Betts was an English mathematician. He held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford in 1765.[1]
Joseph Betts | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Known for | Savilian Professor of Geometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University College, Oxford |
Betts was an undergraduate and Fellow of University College, Oxford, where he was a tutor of William Jones.[2] He had previously sought election as Savilian Professor of Astronomy with the support of the Earl of Lichfield, the Earl of Halifax, and the Earl of Bute. He thanked his patrons for that failed attempt in the dedication to an engraving of the annular solar eclipse of 1 April 1764.[3]
References
edit- ^ Wilson, Robin, ed. (2022). Oxford's Savilian Professors of Geometry: The First 400 Years. Oxford University Press. pp. 55, 71, 74–75, 93, 236, 261. ISBN 978-0198869030.
- ^ Darwall-Smith, Robin (2008). "13 – Glory and Decline: 1764–1807". A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press. pp. 274–278. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.
- ^ "Print (Engraving) of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1 April, 1764, by Joseph Betts, engraved by Cole, Oxford, c. 1764". UK: History of Science Museum, Oxford. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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