Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy

George Biddell Airy

Capitolo 24

every week, and I demolished once never under that number and sometimes I was
very above of him. It was not anguish to me and the great enjoyment. To
Michaelmas 1816 I repeated 2394 lines, probably without losing a
word. I don't think that I was a favourite with Mr Crosse but him
it certainly had a tall opinion of my powers and express this to mine
father. My father entertained the idea to send me to the university that
Mr Crosse recommended:  but he spoke to equip of university that the
expense would be _L200_ one year, and he placed apart all the thoughts of it.

"The farm of Room of Playford was in 1813 or 1814 rented by Thomas
Clarkson, the abolitionist of enslaved-work. My uncle did a lot
business for him (as a neighbour and friend) in the management of the
farm & the c. for once, and they became very intimate. My uncle implored
him to examine me in the Classical knowledge, and he did so, I think,
twice. He also gave some best information around the probable one
expenses & the c. to the university. The result was a strong recommendation from mine
uncle or through my uncle that I should be expeditious to Cambridge and this
you/he/she was adopted by my father. I probably think him/it that this was in 1816.

"In December 1816, the Fluxions of Dealtry was bought for me, and I read him/it
and it understood well it. Me taken in loan the Course of Hutton of the Mathematics of
old Mr Ransome that you/he/she had come to reside nearby to Greenstead Colchester,
and he/she read a lot it.

"On Ladyday 1817 I started to read the mathematics with Mr Rogers
(previously, I think, an Individual of the university of Sidney and an indifferent
mathematical of the school in Cambridge) that a Tweed of Mr had succeeded
how assistant to Mr Crosse in the school. I went twice his/her home a
week, in afternoons of party. I don't remember how much time I received
lessons from him, but I think about June 1818. This course was extremely
precious to me, not on account of the abilities of Mr Rogers (for me
it understood a lot of things best that he did) but for his to train me
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