A History of the University of Cambridge: Volume 3, 1750-1870

by Peter Searby

Book Overview

Cambridge in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was a place of sharp contrasts. At one extreme a gifted minority studied mathematics intensively for the Tripos, the honours degree. At the other, most undergraduates faced meagre academic demands and might idle their time away. The dons, the fellows of the colleges that constituted the University, were chosen for their Tripos performance and included scholars of international reputation such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521350603
• ISBN13: 9780521350600
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 815 Pages
• Weight: 2.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"