 | Edward Michael Ward - 1812 - 126 pages
...College Library he found, by chance, some Books that treated of Mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he inquired all the College over for a Guide to instruct him in that way, but all his search was in vain, these Books were Greek, I mean unintelligible to all the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 496 pages
...Worthies.— Usher's Life and Letters. guide to instruct him in that way ; but all his search wa« in vain ; these books were Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all the fellows of the college. Nevertheless he took courage, and attempted them himself, proprio Marie, without any... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...History of Cambridge, and Worthies. — Usher's Life and Letters. VOL. XXXI. K guide to instruct htm in that way; but all his search was in vain ; these books...were Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all the fellows of the college. Nevertheless he took courage, and attempted them himself, proprio Marie, without any... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...—Puller's History of Cambridge, and Worthies.—Usher'j Life and Letters. guide to instruct him in that way; but all his search was in vain; these books...we're Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all the fellows of the college. Nevertheless he took courage, and attempted them himself, proprio Marie, without any... | |
 | Stephen Hyde Cassan - Bishops - 1824 - 854 pages
...by chance, some books that treated of the Mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he enquired all the College over, for a guide to instruct him...were Greek, I mean unintelligible to all the fellows of the college; nevertheless, he took courage and attempted them himself, proprio marte, without any... | |
 | Francis Espinasse - Great Britain - 1874 - 498 pages
...are told, " Mr Ward found by chance some books that treated of the mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he inquired all the college over for a guide to instruct him in that way, but all his search was in vain. These books were Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all... | |
 | Education - 1892 - 700 pages
...give even so much as advice svhat books to read." Need we marvel that Cambridge in New England was not mathematical from the start? The fountain could not rise higher than its source. It must be remembered, moreover, that since the prime object of Harvard and other American colleges was... | |
 | Albert Prescott Marble - School buildings - 1891 - 312 pages
...give even so much as advice what books to read." Need we marvel that Cambridge in NewEngland was not mathematical from the start? The fountain could not rise higher than its source. It must be remembered, moreover, that since the prime object of Harvard and other American colleges was... | |
 | Gerald Maclean Edwards - Education, Higher - 1899 - 274 pages
...College Library he found by chance some books that treated of the Mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he inquired all the College over for a...were Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all the Fellows of the College.* Nevertheless he took courage and attempted them himself proprio Marie, without any... | |
 | Mordechai Feingold - History - 1984 - 266 pages
...College Library he found. by chance, some Books that treated of the Mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he inquired all the College over for a Guide to instruct him that way, but all Search was in vain, these Books were Greek, I mean unintelligible, to all the Fellows of the College,... | |
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Library he found by chance some books that treated of the Mathematics, and they being wholly new to him, he inquired all the College over for a Guide to instruct him that way, but all his search was in vain... 