John Henry Pratt
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John Henry Pratt (June 4, 1809 - December 28, 1871) was a British clergyman and mathematician who devised a theory of crustal balance which would become the basis for the isostasy principle.
Pratt was born in London and educated as a mathematician at Cambridge University. While serving as the Archdeacon of India, Pratt arrived at his theory of crustal balance based upon a survey of India. He died in Ghazipur, India.
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- O'Connor, John J., and Edmund F. Robertson. "John Henry Pratt". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
- Extracts from the Royal Society of London
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