William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: An Account of his Writings; with Selections from his Literary and Scientific Correspondence

di William Whewell (Autore)

Isaac Todhunter (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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.

• Autore: William Whewell
• Curatore: Isaac Todhunter
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 448 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 570 gr.
• EAN: 9781108038546

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