Item 29 - Miscellaneous notes and drafts of writings on mathematics

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R./6.14/29

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Miscellaneous notes and drafts of writings on mathematics

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  • [19th cent.] (Creation)

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14 folded sheets, 19 single sheets, 4 sheets of geometric shapes

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Whewell, William (1794-1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science
(1794-1866)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Includes an analysis of the answers to the scholarship exam 1847 (item 1); an untitled essay on university mathematics (items 4-8); a mathematical solution to a water/wine mixing problem, by T. R. Birks (item 17); and several drafts of letters to editors.

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