Description

• 3rd Edition [John W Parker & Son, London, 1858]; Two volumes; V1 – xvi, 386, [2 blank] pages; V2 – xvi, 324, [2 blank] pages; full calf contemporary binding, gilt decorations, 4 raised bands, marbled endpapers & block, vol 2 with a couple scratches, name inside both ffeps, an excellent set
• Binding by renowned Cambridge firm Deighton, Bell & Co
• William Whewell [1794-1866] was one of the most important and influential figures in nineteenth-century Britain. The polymath wrote extensively on numerous subjects, including mechanics, mineralogy, geology, astronomy, political economy, theology, educational reform, international law, and architecture, science & moral philosophy. He was one of the founding members and a president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Geological Society, and longtime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.