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

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Title/Author:	A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859/ edited by Lukas M. Verburgt.
other author:	Verburgt, Lukas M.
Description:	XXVII, 446 p. 1 illus.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Philosophy—History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85258-0
ISBN:	9783030852580

A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859
A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859[electronic resource] /edited by Lukas M. Verburgt. - 1st ed. 2022. - XXVII, 446 p. 1 illus.online resource. - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science,552215-1958 ;. - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science,37.

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.

Open Access

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 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. Robert Leslie Ellis was one of the most intriguing and wide-ranging intellectual figures of early Victorian Britain, his contributions ranging from advanced mathematical analysis to profound commentaries on philosophy and classics and a decisive role in the orientation of mid-nineteenth century scholarship. This very welcome collection offers both new and authoritative commentaries on the work, setting it in the context of the mathematical, philosophical and cultural milieux of the period, together with fascinating passages from the wealth of unpublished papers Ellis composed during his brief and brilliant career. - Simon Schaffer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge .

ISBN: 9783030852580

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-85258-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1365880
Philosophy—History.

LC Class. No.: B1-5802

Dewey Class. No.: 109

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