"Dr. Wood walks meditatively in profile to the left, holding his gown to his waist. He has short white hair or wig, a white eyebrow, wears a mortar-board, bands over a shirt-frill, and knee-breeches, showing a neat leg."--British Museum online catalogue and "James Wood (1760-1839), Fellow of St. John's and mathematician, was the son of a Lancashire weaver. He was B.D. 1793, D.D. 1815, Master of his College 1815-39, and Dean of Ely from 1820. He was the most influential man in the University, and according to the 'D.N.B.' the model head of a college ..."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
View from St John's College Cambridge
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 51 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Mr. Wood" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general library and includes a large number of volumes on scientific subjects, on algebra, geometry, physics, mathematics, navigation, and astronomy as well as biographies of scientific philosophers. The library also contains literary works such as Beggar's Opera and Polly, with the music; Congreve's works; and La Fontaine's works; travel diaries and narratives including those of Cook's yoyages; a biography of Benjamin Franklin and collection of his works; and works on military history. At the end of the manuscript is a tally in pencil showing totals of 2193 articles and 3315 volumes. The second volume contains only mathematical and scientific works in Hutton's library, which also appear in the first volume
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology, including studies in ballistics and bridge-building, and helped lay the groundwork for the reformation of British mathematics during the first half of the nineteenth century., In English., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Dr. Hutton's Library was sold 1816., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Catalogue Alphabetique des Livres qui appertient a Monsieur le Docteur Hutton chez lui a No. 36 Bedford Row a Londres., On title page of vol. 2: Catalogue of Doctor Hutton's Mathematical Library. Novr. 1815., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 2: Charles Hutton died 1823 but his library was sold in 1816., and Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. On spine of vol. 1: Hutton's Catalogue. On spine of vol. 2: Catalog.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general library and includes a large number of volumes on scientific subjects, on algebra, geometry, physics, mathematics, navigation, and astronomy as well as biographies of scientific philosophers. The library also contains literary works such as Beggar's Opera and Polly, with the music; Congreve's works; and La Fontaine's works; travel diaries and narratives including those of Cook's yoyages; a biography of Benjamin Franklin and collection of his works; and works on military history. At the end of the manuscript is a tally in pencil showing totals of 2193 articles and 3315 volumes. The second volume contains only mathematical and scientific works in Hutton's library, which also appear in the first volume
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology, including studies in ballistics and bridge-building, and helped lay the groundwork for the reformation of British mathematics during the first half of the nineteenth century., In English., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Dr. Hutton's Library was sold 1816., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Catalogue Alphabetique des Livres qui appertient a Monsieur le Docteur Hutton chez lui a No. 36 Bedford Row a Londres., On title page of vol. 2: Catalogue of Doctor Hutton's Mathematical Library. Novr. 1815., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 2: Charles Hutton died 1823 but his library was sold in 1816., and Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. On spine of vol. 1: Hutton's Catalogue. On spine of vol. 2: Catalog.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
