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

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

Author
Lukas M. Verburgt
Publish Year
2022
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Main Subject
General
ISBN
978-3-030-85258-0

Written by a diverse team of experts, the chapters in the book’s first part contain in-depth examinations of, among other things, Ellis’s family, education, Bacon scholarship and mathematical contributions. The second part consists of annotated transcriptions of a selection of Ellis’s diaries and correspondence. Taken together, A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817–1859 is a rich resource for historians of science, historians of mathematics and Victorian scholars alike.

Keywords:
Religion and Philosophy History of Philosophy History of Science Humanities and Social sciences History of Mathematical Sciences British Culture Robert Leslie Ellis The Cambridge network Mathematical education William Whewell History of science in Britain The history of ideas Early-Victorian Cambridge History of mathematical sciences Victorian intellectual culture