The work was repugnant to me, chiefly from my not being able to see any meaning in the early steps in algebra. This impatience was very foolish, and in after years I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something... MacMillan's Magazine - Pagina 247geredigeerd door - 1888Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charles Darwin - 1887 - 420 pagina’s
...and even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1887 - 570 pagina’s
...and even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1887 - 588 pagina’s
...and even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for meri thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| William Parker Cutler - 1888 - 1034 pagina’s
...and even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| 1888 - 1004 pagina’s
...even went, during the summer of 1828, with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. ... In order... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1888 - 572 pagina’s
...chiefly from my not being able to see any meaning in the early steps in algebra. This impatience v.us very foolish, and in after years I have deeply regretted...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. ... In order... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1892 - 372 pagina’s
...sec any meaning in the early steps in algebra. This impatience was very foolish, and in after years 1 have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1896 - 580 pagina’s
...and even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor (a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| Charles Francis Adams - 1907 - 224 pagina’s
...academical studies were concerned, as completely as at Edinburgh and at school. I attempted mathematics. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly from my not...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
| George Iles - 1908 - 206 pagina’s
...even went during the summer of 1828 with a private tutor ( a very dull man) to Barmouth, but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly...far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense. But I do... | |
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