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Published in 1876, and written by the mathematician Isaac Todhunter (1820–84), this two-volume biography of one of Trinity College’s most distinguished masters combines an account of Whewell’s life with extracts from his personal letters. It includes correspondence with friends and colleagues includ…
William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
An Account of his Writings; with Selections from his Literary and Scientific Correspondence
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448 pages
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William Whewell (1794–1866) was born the son of a Lancaster carpenter, but his precocious intellect soon delivered him into a different social sphere. Educated at a local grammar school, he won a scholarship to Cambridge, and began his career at Trinity College in 1812; he went on to be elected a fellow of Trinity in 1817 and Master in 1841. An acquaintance of William Wordsworth and a friend of Adam Sedgwick, his professional interests reflected a typically nineteenth-century fusion of religi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108038546 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108038549 |
| Author: | William Whewell, Isaac Todhunter |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 570g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 25mm |
| Series: | William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge 2 Volume Set |
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William Whewell
Whewell was professor of mineralogy (1828-1832) and moral philosophy (1838-1855) at the University of Cambridge.
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