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Originally published in 1915, this volume contains the names of all
who were matriculated or who completed degrees at the University of
Cambridge from 1901 to 1912. Tables of abbreviations of proper
names and of the letters used to designate the various degrees
conferred are included at the beginning of the text. This book will
be of value to anyone with an interest in Cambridge and its
history.
Originally published in 1902, this book presents a catalogue of
those matriculated or admitted to any degree in the University of
Cambridge from 1851 to 1900. It made a considerable contribution to
the history of the university, making available in print the names
of thousands of alumni. This book will be of value to anyone with
an interest in Cambridge and its history.
Originally published in 1913, this book presents a catalogue of
those matriculated or admitted to any degree in the University of
Cambridge from 1544 to 1659. The text was compiled by John Venn and
J. A. Venn. A detailed historical introduction is also included. It
made a considerable contribution to the history of the university,
making available for the first time in print the names of thousands
of alumni. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in
Cambridge and its history.
It is a peculiarity of Cambridge that in one of the principal
streets, Trumpington Street, there is a runnel of fresh water,
called Hobson's Conduit, on either side of the road (a similar
stream in St Andrew's Street was covered over in the 1990s.) These
streams form part of a system of water supply named after Thomas
Hobson (1545 1631), the Cambridge carrier, from whom we get the
expression 'Hobson's Choice', and for who the young John Milton
wrote two verse epitaphs, reproduced in this work. For 250 years,
Hobson's Conduit provided the principal supply of drinking water
for the centre of the city, after Andrew Perne (1519 89),
Vice-Chancellor of the University, persuaded a number of patrons,
including Hobson, to subscribe towards the project. First published
in 1938, this history of Cambridge's ancient urban watercourse was
written by W. D. Bushell, one of the trustees of the Hobson's
Conduit Trust.
First published in 1933 as the second edition of a 1923 original,
this book examines the many economic problems that can befall the
agricultural industry, specifically that of the United Kingdom but
with some reference to agricultural practices elsewhere in the
world. Venn also includes a detailed study of the state of British
agriculture immediately before and after WWI, as well as charts of
agricultural output over time and detailed charts of acreage
allotted to various crops in the UK. This book will be of interest
to agricultural economists and historians.
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