George Whitehead Hearn

1812 – 1851

• Researches on curves of the second order
• Researches on curves of the second order, also on cones and spherical conics treated analytically, in which the tangencies of Apollonius are investigated, and general geometrical constructions deduced from analysis
• Investigation of an extensive class of partial differential equations of the second order, in which the equation of Laplace's functions is included
• On the cause of the discrepancies observed by Mr. Baily with the Cavendish apparatus for determining the mean density of the earth