Thomas Young
b. 13 June 1773, Milverton, Somersetshire
d. 10 May 1829, Kent
Young was trained as a physician. His
interests took him to the study of optics, hieroglyphics and assurance. His
biography,
Life of Thomas Young, was written by George Peacock in 1855. A list of his
publications may be found in Hudson Gurney's
Memoir of the life of Thomas Young (1831) Young's works (but not all)
are collected into three volumes published in 1855.
Volume I,
volume II and
volume III.
- [1807] Thomas Young (signed Hydrophilus)
"Example of a Calculation in the Doctrine of Chances; a Tide Table; and
Remarks on the breaking of Wavers. In a Letter from a Correspondent," Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts. (Nicholson's) Vol. 18, pp. 116- 121.
- [1819] Thomas Young
"Remarks on the probabilities of error in physical observations, and on
the density of the earth, considered, especially with regard to the
reduction of experiments on the pendulum.' Phil. Trans. for 1819, pp. 70-95.
A portion of this article is devoted to the theory of errors. Also see Volume II
of collected works.
- [1827] Thomas Young (signed a Correspondent) "Practical Application of the Doctrine of Chances, as it regards the Subdivision of Risks," Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts 22, pp. 84-94.
Also see Volume II of collected works.