E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Brewster, Sir David, LL.D.
(b. Jedburgh, December 11th, 1781; d. February 10th, 1868). “Depolarisation of Light” (1813); “Polarisation of Light by Reflection” (1815); “On the Production of Polarising Structure by Pressure” (1816); “The Laws of Polarisation” (1818); “The Kaleidoscope” (1819); “Elliptical Polarisation” (1830); “Optics” (1831), etc. “Life” (1869).
