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Spooks and spiders: Pythagoras and the foundations of Newnham College. In 1870, a small group of academic thinkers, including the philosopher, Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900), began to provide lectures to women ... Hall. , where they remained until Newnham

28 Jul 2024: The Point of View of the Universe: Defending Sidgwick's Ethics”. Henry Sidgwick, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge and the cofounder of Newnham College, is, along with Bentham and Mill, ... In this talk I shall explore the implications

28 Jul 2024: It was his commitment to improving access to economic knowledge that led him, together with Professor Henry Sidgwick, to create a small Moral Sciences Library in 1885, composed almost entirely of

26 Jul 2024: Newnham’s pioneering work in the development of women’s education began in 1869, with a series of lectures set up by Henry Sidgwick. ... Human, Social and Political Sciences. Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK.

27 Jul 2024: H. Hardy, and G. M. Trevelyan, and from other philosophers such as Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Frank Ramsey, Karl Popper, Henry Sidgwick, J.

28 Jul 2024: In his case, Maitland was thwarted through a weakness in mathematics (and only succeeded through the sponsorship of Henry Sidgwick. ... everything about Henry Barnes was exciting. He was rumoured to have been President of Mexico for a few days; it’s

The first president of the Society, Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900), proved to be a controversial figure: he shaped the intellectual agenda of the S.P.R. ... Through Sidgwick’s scientific initiatives, research by the S.P.R was well regarded.

26 Jul 2024: Henry Yates Thompson was a close friend of the architect Basil Champneys and Henry Sidgwick, a founding member of the college. ... Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK. Follow us. Copyright 2024 Newnham College.

26 Jul 2024: In May 1871 she accepted an invitation from Henry Sidgwick to take charge of a house which he had rented in Cambridge where five young women who wished to come from ... Urged on by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, later to become a celebrated campaigner for

28 Jul 2024: We'll go from throne to bedchamber, from weddings to ballads as we examine how Henry VIII's fertility struggles and the scandal over the 'warming pan baby' shed light on ... In the case of Henry VIII we usually focus on the pregnancy history of his wives,