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3 items (14 leaves)
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John Thomas Graves was born in Dublin in 1806. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and Oriel College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1831 and practised law for several years until his appointment as Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London in 1839; in the same year he was made a fellow of the Royal Society. He became a poor law commissioner in 1846. Alongside his legal research, Graves was an acclaimed mathematician and a collector of mathematical books, pamphlets and manuscripts. On his death, his library of some 15,000 items was bequeathed to University College London.
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GB 0096 AL353 1853 fonds 3 items (14 leaves) Graves , John Thomas , 1806-1870 , jurist and mathematician
John Thomas Graves was born in Dublin in 1806. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and Oriel College, Oxford. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1831 and practised law for several years until his appointment as Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London in 1839; in the same year he was made a fellow of the Royal Society. He became a poor law commissioner in 1846. Alongside his legal research, Graves was an acclaimed mathematician and a collector of mathematical books, pamphlets and manuscripts. On his death, his library of some 15,000 items was bequeathed to University College London.
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Formerly enclosed in the De Morgan Library copy of Tomus primus mathematicorum hypomnematum de cosmographia, etc. Vol I (1608) [formerly at the Depository, now in the Secondary Strong Room].
3 letters from John Thomas Graves of 29 Grosvenor Place, Cheltenham to Augustus De Morgan, 28 Jan, 4 Feb and 4 Jun 1853. Relating to the works of Simon Stevin and other mathematical literature.
Autograph, with signature.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Formerly enclosed in the De Morgan Library copy of Tomus primus mathematicorum hypomnematum de cosmographia, etc. Vol I (1608) [formerly at the Depository, now in the Secondary Strong Room].
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3 letters from John Thomas Graves of 29 Grosvenor Place, Cheltenham to Augustus De Morgan, 28 Jan, 4 Feb and 4 Jun 1853. Relating to the works of Simon Stevin and other mathematical literature.
Autograph, with signature.
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See hard copy catalogue.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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