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Kay's portraits 286 -289

In 1787 he co-authored a book on the life of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms.[1].

In later life Erskine celebrated his connection with Maclaurin by making a copy of the portrait of the latter by James Ferguson.


In DNB Dictionary of National Biography 1911 vol17 pp printed 402 archived copy 415 (13 prelim pages) Mother, Agnes, d of Sir James Steuart, bart., of Colt-ness, studied under Maclaurin Founded ssa 1780. First vol of journal 1792 Published life of Napier Name Steuart Kay's portraits 286 -289 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland


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BDES[1] Brittanica[2] BryceODNB[3] BuchanODNB[4] BuchanUphall[5] Buchanan[6] Cant[7] DNB[8] Lamb[9] Napier[10] Primrose[11]


Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1889). "Erskine, David Steuart" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 17. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


Lee, Sidney, ed. (1885–1900). Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. David Steuart Erskine. {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)