| Authorised form of name | Stone; Edmund (1700 - 1768) |
| Dates | 1700 - 1768 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Self-educated (according to Andrew Michael Ramsay, he was 18 when he learned to read), he taught himself French, Latin and Mathematics
Career:
Discovered by the Duke of Argyll reading Newton's 'Principia', he was encouraged to continue his studies; after the Duke's death lived in poverty.
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/04/1725 |
| Proposer | John Theophilus Desaguliers |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | Resigned (1742) |
| Relationships | Son of a gardener employed by John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll at Inverary |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; printed list
References:
William S Pierpoint, 'Edward Stone (1702-1768) and Edmund Stone (1700-1768): Confused Identities Resolved' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 211-217
London Magazine 1768, p332 (obituary) |
| Code | NA3485 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/1/164 | Paper, 'On Sir Isaac Newton's five diverging parabolas' by Edmund Stone | 1742 |
| L&P/4/408 | Letter, 'Of cubick equations' from Edmund Stone to the Royal Society | 6 June 1767 |