ANDREW URE

THE SCRIPTURAL GEOLOGIST

ONE OF THE TOP TEN MAD SCIENTISTS

ANDREW URE
INTRODUCTION
Born :- May 18, 1778
Glasgow, Scotland
Died :-
January 2, 1857 (aged 78)
London, England
Nationality :- Scottish
Fields :- Medicine, Chemistry, and
Natural Philosophy
Institutions :- Andersonian Institution
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Garnet Hill observatory in 1808.
 Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1811.

 Lecturer in Belfast in 1814.

 Ure revealed experiments in 1818.

PUBLICATIONS
 Dictionary of Chemistry (1821)
 A New System of Geology (1829)

 The Philosophy of Manufactures (1835)

 Account of the Cotton Industry (1836)

 Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines (1837)

This illustration of power loom weaving appeared in Edward
Baines's The History of Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain (1835)
SCRIPTURAL GEOLOGIST
A New System of Geology in 1829
 "he received 500 guineas and was elected an original
member of the Geological Society.“
 Bible does not teach us "the actual motion or repose of
the heavenly bodies; that is something for astronomers to
investigate.”
THE SCOTTISH BUTCHER
 The first experiment involved an incision in the nape of
the neck.
 The 2nd experiment made the diaphragm of Forster's
chest rise and lower, as if he were breathing again.
 The 3rd experiment showed the extraordinary facial
expressions exhibited when Ure made an incision in
Forster's forehead.
 The final experiment had people believing that Forster
was indeed alive.
CONCLUSION
“His skill and accuracy were well known as well as
the ingenuity of the methods employed in his
researches … and it has been stated that no one
of his results has ever been impugned. His
extensive knowledge enabled him to arrive at
conclusions, and to demonstrate facts
considered impossible by his compeers in
science”.
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