37-585: Maclaurin or MacLaurin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Colin Maclaurin (1698–1746), Scottish mathematician Normand MacLaurin (1835–1914), Australian politician and university administrator Henry Normand MacLaurin (1878–1915), Australian general Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth (b. 1937) Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (1870–1920), US physicist and educator See also [ edit ] Taylor series in mathematics,
74-582: A chapter of his book Ellipsoidal Figures of Equilibrium to Maclaurin spheroids . Maclaurin corresponded extensively with Clairaut , Maupertuis , and d'Ortous de Mairan . Independently from Euler and using the same methods, Maclaurin discovered the Euler–Maclaurin formula . He used it to sum powers of arithmetic progressions , derive Stirling's formula , and to derive the Newton–Cotes numerical integration formulas which includes Simpson's rule as
111-599: A merger, this church was later to become known as Greyfriars John Knox Church. The building is currently unused and is being offered for sale by the Church of Scotland for commercial or residential use. Notable alumni of Marischal College include: (See University of Aberdeen for eminent scientists, Fellows of the Royal Society, who have worked at Marishal College.) see https://www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni/blog/fellows-of-the-royal-society-from-the-university/ In 1860
148-515: A school of science. Newton was so impressed with Maclaurin that he had offered to pay his salary himself. Maclaurin used Taylor series to characterize maxima, minima, and points of inflection for infinitely differentiable functions in his Treatise of Fluxions . Maclaurin attributed the series to Brook Taylor , though the series was known before to Newton and Gregory , and in special cases to Madhava of Sangamagrama in fourteenth century India. Nevertheless, Maclaurin received credit for his use of
185-575: A small entrance via an archway amidst unrelated housing on the west side. The building was substantially extended between 1893 and 1905 by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie , and with its new "granite cage" front, enclosing the quadrangle, it became the second-largest granite building in the world (exceeded only by the Escorial Palace near Madrid ). For many years, much of the building was derelict as university departments had moved to King's College or Foresterhill years or decades before. Up to 2009,
222-522: A special case of which is the Maclaurin series Maclaurin (crater) , a crater on the Moon McLaurin (disambiguation) MacLaren (surname) McLaren (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Maclaurin . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
259-399: A special case. Maclaurin contributed to the study of elliptic integrals , reducing many intractable integrals to problems of finding arcs for hyperbolas. His work was continued by d'Alembert and Euler, who gave a more concise approach. In his Treatise of Algebra (Ch. XII, Sect 86), published in 1748 two years after his death, Maclaurin proved a rule for solving square linear systems in
296-751: A thesis on the Power of Gravity, and remained at Glasgow to study divinity until he was 19, when he was elected professor of mathematics in a ten-day competition at Marischal College and University in Aberdeen. This record as the world's youngest professor endured until March 2008, when the record was officially given to Alia Sabur . In the vacations of 1719 and 1721, Maclaurin went to London, where he became acquainted with Isaac Newton , Benjamin Hoadly , Samuel Clarke , Martin Folkes , and other philosophers. He
333-484: A tolerable state of repair. Throughout the 20th century, Marischall college housed all sciences and medicine. Since about 1960, the college housed the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Medical school. The building standing today, which replaced a number of older structures, was constructed between 1837 and 1844 by Aberdeen architect Archibald Simpson . This 1837 building formed a U-shaped quadrangle, with
370-740: Is inscribed simply "C. M. Nat MDCXCVIII Ob MDCCXLVI" and stands close to the south-west corner of the church but is supplemented by a more wordy memorial on the outer wall of the church. The mathematician and former MIT President Richard Cockburn Maclaurin was from the same family. The Maclaurin Society (MacSoc), the Mathematics and Statistics Society at Glasgow University, is named in his honour. Colin MacLaurin Road within Edinburgh University's King's Buildings complex
407-426: Is named after Dr Charles Mitchell, an alumnus of the university and a Tyneside shipbuilder. A large stained-glass window dominates the hall, executed by TR Spence of London and representing the university's history. The building was commended by poet John Betjeman following a visit to Aberdeen in 1947: There is an urban legend of unknown origin that Marischal College was Adolf Hitler 's favourite building in
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#1732765148546444-426: Is named in his honour. Some of his important works are: Colin Maclaurin was the name used for the new Mathematics and Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics Building at Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh. Marischal College Marischal College ( / ˈ m ɑː r ʃ l / MAR -shəl ) is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland , and since 2011 has been
481-532: The Marischal Museum ). "Marischal College and University of Aberdeen" was the formal name of the former university which occupied the present Marischal College site then in New Aberdeen . The College was founded in 1593 by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal of Scotland . The original charter of the university was lost by the early 18th century, but two near-contemporary copies exist – one of which
518-475: The College's quadrangle. James Clerk Maxwell FRS, FRSE (1831–1879), described as "the most famous and influential professor Aberdeen has ever had" was appointed as Professor of Natural Philosophy in 1856 and continued in that post until the merger of Marischal College with King's College. The Mitchell Hall, where University of Aberdeen graduations previously took place, was built in the early 20th century. It
555-616: The Commissioners, 1838. 1837–38. Vol. XXXIII, 75p. [123] Chairman: Lord John Cunninghame. The commissioners were in favour of a merger of the two colleges despite opposition from Kings College. They considered the unification as essential for the educational system of Northern Scotland although they disagreed with the proposed method of merger laid down by the last commission. The buildings of Marischal College were in very bad repair but new ones were under construction. Additions had been made in 1827 to Kings College buildings which were in
592-568: The Council to replace the ageing St. Nicholas House across the street. The University leased the Marischal College site to Aberdeen City Council for 175 years in exchange for £4.7 million. Work began in 2009 and the newly refurbished Marischal College was opened in summer 2011. The internal spaces were completely demolished and replaced with a new internal structure which matched the existing walls and windows. The renovations restored
629-474: The Protestant arts colleges of continental Europe. As such, both Edinburgh and Marischal came to be known as the "Town Colleges" of their respective cities. The university was founded with the expressed aim of training clergy for the post- Reformation Kirk . Its Greek motto translates as "virtue is self-sufficient". The College was constructed on the site of a medieval Franciscan friary, disused after
666-515: The Reformation. This building was later replaced by a William Adam -designed building in the mid-18th century; however, this, together with the friary remains, were demolished entirely for the construction of the present building between 1835 and 1906, as was the Longacre home of Bishop John Skinner , site of the 1784 consecration of Samuel Seabury , now marked by a plaque on the east wall of
703-632: The United Kingdom and that he would have liked to use it as a residence if the outcome of the Second World War had been different. The University of Aberdeen was created after the merger of Marischal College and King's College, Aberdeen in 1860 under the terms of the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 . The following extract refers to this merger: Universities of Kings College and Marischal College, Aberdeen. First Report of
740-476: The cases of 2 and 3 unknowns, and discussed the case of 4 unknowns. This publication preceded by two years Cramer 's publication of a generalization of the rule to n unknowns, now commonly known as Cramer's rule . In 1733, Maclaurin married Anne Stewart, the daughter of Walter Stewart, the Solicitor General for Scotland , by whom he had seven children. His eldest son John Maclaurin studied law,
777-481: The city erected outside Marischal College a statue of King Robert the Bruce on horseback, holding up a charter. Outside the College there is a large modern fountain, known as the "dancing fountain" for its alternating patterns. The fountain was briefly shut in 2019 due to high levels of bromine, but has since been turned back on. Amongst the buildings demolished to make way for the new frontage of Marischal College at
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#1732765148546814-548: The city, however, he fled to York , where he was invited to stay by the Archbishop of York . On his journey south, Maclaurin fell from his horse, and the fatigue, anxiety, and cold to which he was exposed on that occasion laid the foundations of dropsy . He returned to Edinburgh after the Jacobite army marched south, but died soon after his return. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard , Edinburgh . The simple table stone
851-479: The death of his pupil at Montpellier , Maclaurin returned to Aberdeen. In 1725, Maclaurin was appointed deputy to the mathematical professor at the University of Edinburgh , James Gregory (brother of David Gregory and nephew of the esteemed James Gregory ), upon the recommendation of Isaac Newton . On 3 November of that year Maclaurin succeeded Gregory, and went on to raise the character of that university as
888-552: The granite exterior, ornamentation and detailing, and provided new public space for citizens accessing council services and offices for council workers. The Council Chamber and democratic processes continue to be located at the Town House next door. The university retained the north wing comprising the Mitchell Hall, debating chamber and associated rooms, although as of May 2012 these are not yet open for use. In Spring 2011,
925-410: The headquarters of Aberdeen City Council . The building was constructed for and is on long-term lease from the University of Aberdeen , which still uses parts of the building to store its museum collections. Today, it provides corporate office space and public access to council services, adjacent to the Town House, the city's historic seat of local government. It is the second largest granite building in
962-468: The majority of the building was leased to Aberdeen City Council to be restored and refurbished as office accommodation. The extensive renovation was completed on schedule and significantly under budget and the building opened to the public in June 2011. The university has retained the Mitchell Hall and a number of other significant parts of the building for its own use, in addition to its museum stores (formerly
999-413: The mid-20th century and less and less until the early 2000s. During this period they were frequently rebuilt and expanded upon. In the mid-to-late 20th century, teaching and academic activities at the university began to move to King's College or Foresterhill (for students of medicine) and by the early 21st century a new purpose for Marischal College was required. After a number of unsuccessful proposals,
1036-591: The only parts of the college building chiefly used by the university were the Mitchell Hall (for graduations, concerts and other events), the Marischal Museum, and the Anatomy department, which was used for 1st year medical students until March 2009. It was also home to the University's debating chamber. In 2006 plans were announced for the renovation of the college as new administrative headquarters for
1073-614: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maclaurin&oldid=1186252521 " Categories : Surnames Clan MacLaren Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Colin Maclaurin Colin Maclaurin ( / m ə ˈ k l ɔː r ə n / ; Scottish Gaelic : Cailean MacLabhruinn ; February 1698 – 14 June 1746)
1110-633: The series, and the Taylor series expanded around 0 is sometimes known as the Maclaurin series . Maclaurin also made significant contributions to the gravitation attraction of ellipsoids, a subject that furthermore attracted the attention of d'Alembert, A.-C. Clairaut, Euler, Laplace, Legendre, Poisson and Gauss. Maclaurin showed that an oblate spheroid was a possible equilibrium in Newton's theory of gravity. The subject continues to be of scientific interest, and Nobel Laureate Subramanyan Chandrasekhar dedicated
1147-468: The turn of the 20th century, was the Greyfriars collegiate church , built in 1532 and incorporated as part of the College in 1593. Following a dispute regarding the conservation of this church, a new church building was constructed within the Marischal College complex. It is incorporated into the College frontage, which includes the southern tower, notable for being surmounted with a spire. Following
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1184-585: The world. The construction of the modern college building began in 1835, following the demolition of previous buildings on the site, and was completed in its present form in the early 1900s. Formerly the seat of the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen founded in 1593, the building was retained by the unified University of Aberdeen , which was created in 1860 by the merger of Marischal College and King's College . The buildings of Marischal College continued to be used for academic purposes until
1221-598: Was a Senator of the College of Justice , and became Lord Dreghorn; he was also joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . Maclaurin actively opposed the Jacobite rising of 1745 and superintended the operations necessary for the defence of Edinburgh against the Highland army. Maclaurin compiled a diary of his exertions against the Jacobites, both within and without the city. When the Highland army entered
1258-495: Was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra . He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. The Maclaurin series, a special case of the Taylor series , is named after him. Owing to changes in orthography since that time (his name was originally rendered as M'Laurine ), his surname is alternatively written MacLaurin. Maclaurin
1295-420: Was accepted by the courts in 1756 as being authentic. In this charter, Marischal College is described variously as a gymnasium , collegium (college), academia (academy) and universitas (university). Marischal was the second of Scotland's post-medieval "civic universities", following the University of Edinburgh , created without Papal bull and with a more modern structure and a greater resemblance to
1332-589: Was admitted as a member of the Royal Society . In 1722, having provided a locum for his class at Aberdeen, he travelled on the Continent as tutor to George Hume, the son of Alexander Hume, 2nd Earl of Marchmont . During their time in Lorraine , he wrote his essay on the percussion of bodies ( Demonstration des loix du choc des corps ), which gained the prize of the Royal Academy of Sciences in 1724. Upon
1369-528: Was born in Kilmodan , Argyll . His father, John Maclaurin, minister of Glendaruel , died when Maclaurin was in infancy, and his mother died before he reached nine years of age. He was then educated under the care of his uncle, Daniel Maclaurin, minister of Kilfinan. A child prodigy , he entered university at age 11. At eleven, Maclaurin, a child prodigy at the time, entered the University of Glasgow . He graduated Master of Arts three years later by defending
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