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John Playfair. Line engraving by Stewart, 1819, after P. Morris (J.G. Lockhart).

John Playfair. Stipple engraving after H. Raeburn.

Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.

The monument to John Playfair on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1828, after H. Lizars.

The monument to John Playfair (right) and the New Observatory (left) on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Line engraving by A. Cruse after T. H. Shepherd.

John Playfair. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1819.

The distinguished men of science 1807-8: a key to the identities of the sitters. Photograph of engraving by W. Walker, 1862, after Sir J. Gilbert.

Outlines of natural philosophy : being heads of lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh / by John Playfair.

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Outlines of natural philosophy : being heads of lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh / by John Playfair.