Title:
|
WILLIAM WHEWELL, D.D., MASTER OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
AN ACCOUNT OF HIS WRITINGS; WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE |
By: |
Isaac Todhunter (Editor), William Whewell |
Format: |
Paperback |

List price:
|
£37.99 |
Our price: |
£36.09 |
Discount: |
|
You save:
|
£1.90 |
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
1108038549 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108038546 |
Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery
rates
|
Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
7 November, 2011 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge |
Pages: |
448 |
Description: |
This 1876 biography of one of Trinity College's most distinguished masters reflects a typically nineteenth-century fusion of religion and science. |
Synopsis: |
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 religion and science, ethics and empiricism. Published in 1876, and written by the mathematician and fellow of St John's College, Isaac Todhunter (1820-84), this biography combines a narrative account of Whewell's life and achievements with extracts taken from his personal correspondence. Volume 2 contains a selection of his correspondence with scholars including Herschel and Lyell, revealing much about the conflicts, debates and friendships that shaped nineteenth-century academic life. |
Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |