Capitolo 30
shewed my paper on sqrt(-1) to Peacock of Mr with that very it was settled
shewed and it it to Mr Whewell and others.
"February 1 I started two excellent customs. The first one was that
I had on my table a quire of scribble-paper always great-put in order of greatness
sewn together: and on this paper all had entered:
translations in the Latin and out of the Greek, mathematical problems,
memoranda of some kind (the seconds transferred when necessary the
subsequent pages), and generally with the date of the day. This is a
the most greater part of precious custom. The other one was this: as I perceived that to write
Latin prose would be well profit to me, I wrote a translation of
English in Latin every day. However very it pressed it is probable that I am with
other business, me endeavoured to write at least three or four words,
but if possible I wrote a good person a lot of sentences.
"I can mend on this as the time when my daily habits were established in
the form in which they continued for many years. I of rose in duration for
the service of chapel at 7 o'clock. It was the regulation of University that each
student should attend Chapel four mornings and four evenings (Sunday
being one of each) in every week: and in this self I never failed. Later
service of chapel that I have come to my lodgings and my breakfasted. At 9 o'clock I went to
University makes lectures that it lasted to 11. The most greater part of my contemporaries, being
understood for the Church, it also frequented lectures of divinity: but me never
it did. I returned then, puts my lecture note in order, he/she wrote my piece of
Latin prose, and then it was assumed on the subject that I was
reading for the time: the mathematics usually taking to this time. At 2 o'clock or
an a little sooner I went out for a long walk, usually 4 or 5 miles in
the country: sometimes if I found companions I rowed on the Cam (a
you practise acquired rather later). Some front to 4 I returned, and to
4 went to Room of University. After he/she dines that I have idled about up to chapel in the evening