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University of Cambridge, 1850–1856 A young Maxwell at Trinity College, Cambridge, holding one of his colour wheels. In October 1850, already an accomplished mathematician, Maxwell left Scotland for the University of Cambridge.
Among its Fellows, later in this century, were to be found many of the leading scholars and scientists of the day; the geologist Adam Sedgwick, the physiologist Michael Foster, the physicists Clerk Maxwell, and Rayleigh; the English historians Macaulay, Acton, and Maitland and the English theologians F.D. Maurice, Lightfoot, Westcott, and Hort ...
15 de jun. de 2015 · En Cambridge Maxwell fue admitido en el Trinity College, uno de los más prestigiosos. Para los estudiantes con inclinaciones científicas y gran habilidad con las matemáticas, la Universidad de Cambridge poseía el atractivo de un sistema de exámenes muy duro introducido en 1730 y conocido desde 1824 como T ripos Matemático .
Mathematics at Cambridge for Maxwell encompassed all of physics as well. Maxwell soon moved to Trinity College for competitive reasons. His contemporary, E.J.Routh, at Peterhouse was his equal at mathematics and so a clearer field to a college Fellowship after the tripos was advisable.
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any Oxbridge college.
1 de ene. de 2016 · In October 1950, Maxwell moved to the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College where he graduated in 1854 with a degree in mathematics. He stayed at the Trinity College after graduation until 1856 when he accepted the position of professor of natural philosophy at Marischal College in Aberdeen .
24 de ene. de 2008 · In early 1856, James Clerk Maxwell, a young Fellow of Trinity, applied for the post of professor of natural philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen. His application was successful. His career path via Cambridge was not unlike that of William Thomson, who a decade earlier had succeeded to the chair of natural philosophy at the ...
