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A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859

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This open access book brings together for the first time all aspects of the tragic life and fascinating work of the polymath Robert Leslie Ellis (1817-1859), placing him at the heart of early-Victorian intellectual culture. Written by a diverse team of experts, the chapters in the book's first...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Verburgt, Lukas M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 55
Subjects:
Philosophy > History.
Science > History.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Mathematics.
History.
Ethnology > Great Britain.
Culture.
History of Philosophy.
History of Science.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
British Culture.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Chapters
  • 1. From Bath to Cambridge: The Early Life and Education of Robert Leslie Ellis (Christopher Stray)
  • 2. "A Senior Wrangler among Senior Wranglers": The Mathematical Education of Robert Leslie Ellis (June Barrow-Green)
  • 3. Ellis's Character, John Grote and the Cambridge Network, 1830-1866 (John R. Gibbins)
  • 4. Robert Leslie Ellis as Editor and Contributor to Mathematical Journals (Tony Crilly)
  • 5. Ellis on Mathematical Statistics and Probability (Stephen M. Stigler)
  • 6. Ellis's Philosophy and Bacon Scholarship (Lukas M. Verburgt)
  • 7. Robert Leslie Ellis: An Almost Perfect Moral Nature (Joan L. Richards)
  • Part 2. Manuscripts
  • 8. The Ellis Papers in Trinity College, Cambridge (Jonathan Smith)
  • Appendix 1: Bibliography of Ellis's Writings
  • Appendix 2: List of Ellis's Mathematical Reading
  • Appendix 3: List of Ellis's Diaries
  • Bibliography.

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