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Samuel Hunter Christie FRS (22 March 1784 – 24 January 1865) was a British physicist and mathematician.
Paper, 'Experimental determination of the laws of magneto-electric induction in different masses of the same metal, and of its intensity in different metal' by S [Samuel] Hunter Christie. Creator: Samuel Hunter Christie.
Christie, Samuel Hunter. ( b. London, England, 22 March 1784; d. Twickenham, London, 24 January 1865), magnetism. Christie was the only son of James Christie, founder of the well-known auction galleries, and his second wife, formerly Mrs. Urquhart.
A scientist and mathematician, Samuel Hunter Christie, developed the circuit to measure unknown electrical resistances and first described it in 1833. The bridge worked because of the special diamond-shaped arrangement of the four resistors.
Wheatstone bridge, also known as the resistance bridge, calculates the unknown resistance by balancing two legs of the bridge circuit. One leg includes the component of unknown resistance. Samuel Hunter Christie invented the Wheatstone bridge in 1833, which Sir Charles Wheatstone later popularised in 1843.
Dates: 1834 - 1848. Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library.
The Wheatstone bridge was first described by British mathematician and scientist Samuel Hunter Christie in 1833. The circuit came to bear the name of Sir Charles Wheatstone, the English physicist who popularized it in the 1840s.
Samuel Hunter Christie (1784 – 1865) was a British scientist and mathematician. He studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge,where he won the Smith's Prize and was second wrangler. He was particularly interested in magnetism, studying the earth's magnetic field and designing improvements to the magnetic compass.
Samuel Hunter Christie 1784 - 1865 occupation: Experimental philosopher, Scientific administrator Nationality: British; English born in: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE, SAMUEL HUNTER (1784–1865), mathematician, son of James Christie the elder [q. v.], was born at 90 Pall Mall, London, on 22 March 1784, and was as a child intimate with Sir Joshua Reynolds.
