Identificatie
referentie code
Add. MS c/51/176
Titel
William Whewell to Richard Jones
Datum(s)
- 6 Oct. 1834 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
4 pp.
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Trinity College - WW is at work 'with great activity' upon his history and philosophy of the inductive sciences: 'The history of mechanics and astronomy is so important and instructive that I must be liberally full'. He expects 'that by means of it I shall be able to shut the mouths of all gainsayers of my philosophy'. WW still holds that his philosophy contains 'the most valuable parts of my speculations'. If in the course of writing his book on the history, he finds himself 'becoming metaphysical and transcendental, I open book two, in which all these things fall into their places, and will in the end make the most beautiful system that can be imagined'.