Memoir of Augustus De Morgan: With Selections from His LettersCambridge University Press, 2010 M07 29 - 440 páginas The fame of Augustus De Morgan (1806-1871), a brilliant mathematician and logician, has been eclipsed by that of his son, the celebrated ceramicist William De Morgan. However, as readers of his Memoir will discover, De Morgan senior enjoyed an equally distinguished, if turbulent, career. Collated by his wife, and published in 1882, nine years after his death, the Memoir of Augustus de Morgan chronicles the varied life of an under-appreciated genius. Biographical narrative is interleaved with his own correspondence, revealing a humorous and warm personality as well as an exceptional intellect. As the Pall Mall Gazette told its readers, 'quaint and original to the last, every word of De Morgan's correspondence is well worth reading'. Although rich in detail about his work and publications, Sophia Elizabeth's affectionate account of her husband is also sympathetic and witty, making it an ideal introduction to one of Britain's greatest minds. |
Contenido
SECTION | 1 |
SECTION II | 19 |
SECTION III | 41 |
to 1836 | 75 |
SECTION V | 85 |
SECTION VI | 139 |
SECTION VII | 157 |
Residence in Guilford StreetAstronomical SocietyEfforts | 168 |
to 1865 | 216 |
His Mothers DeathHer SonsAccident to ShoulderDecimal | 233 |
Correspondence prom 1856 to 1866 287335 | 287 |
to 1871 | 336 |
Correspondence from 1867 to 1870 369400 | 369 |
List of Writings | 401 |
| 417 | |
Correspondence from 1846 to 1855 194232 | 194 |
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