Paperback. Adam Sedgwick (17851873) was Professor of Geology at Cambridge from 1818, and in 1819 helped to found the Cambridge Philosophical Society. The 'Discourse' at the heart of this book first appeared in 1833. In it he urged students to develop their characters in this 'place of sound learning and Christian education'. He describes the subjects studied in the university - the 'laws of nature', ancient literature and language, and ethics and metaphysics - and their purpose in the service of God. By the time this fifth edition was published in 1850, however, the book had (as Charles Darwin put it in a letter to the author) 'wonderfully grown', with a Preface of 422 pages and an appendix, ranging very widely over the scientific and philosophical debates of the day, as well as ethics and religion. It provides a fascinating overview of a period of scientific revolution for historians of science and education. Adam Sedgwick was a distinguished Cambridge geologist who counted Charles Darwin among his many students. This book originated in a motivational address to students but expanded by 1850 to include Sedgwick's opinions on a huge range of scientific and philosophical debates of his time, as well as ethics and religion. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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T�tulo: A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge (Paperback)
Editor: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Fecha de publicaci�n: 2009
Idioma: Ingl�s
ISBN 10: 1108001998
ISBN 13: 9781108001991
Encuadernaci�n: Paperback
Edici�n: 5� Edici�n o Posterior
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Geologist Adam Sedgwick's 1850 book gives a wide-ranging overview of the academic debates of his day, and his opinions.

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Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873) was Professor of Geology at Cambridge from 1818, and in 1819 helped to found the Cambridge Philosophical Society. The 'Discourse' at the heart of this book first appeared in 1833. In it he urged students to develop their characters in this 'place of sound learning and Christian education'. He describes the subjects studied in the university - the 'laws of nature', ancient literature and language, and ethics and metaphysics - and their purpose in the service of God. By the time this fifth edition was published in 1850, however, the book had (as Charles Darwin put it in a letter to the author) 'wonderfully grown', with a Preface of 422 pages and an appendix, ranging very widely over the scientific and philosophical debates of the day, as well as ethics and religion. It provides a fascinating overview of a period of scientific revolution for historians of science and education.

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