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William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge - An Account of his Writings; with Selections from his Literary and Scientific Correspondence (Paperback)
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William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge - An Account of his Writings; with Selections from his Literary and Scientific Correspondence (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge, Volume 2
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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 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.
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