| Evidence: | 'I perused your theorems with some attention. They are well worthy of a place in the Courier - though not for the purpose you mention. Mr Johnston, if I mistake not, is a small gentleman, whom it would be no honour to demolish.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 5 Oct 1817 and 20 Nov 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Kirkcaldy (probably) | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 4 Dec 1795 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Teacher, author |
| Religion: | Lapsed Calvinist |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Mitchell |
| Title: | 'theorems' |
| Genre: | Mathematics |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13380 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Carlyle | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle | |
| Place of Publication: | Durham | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 113 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter to Robert Mitchell |
| Citation: | Thomas Carlyle, The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle (Durham, 1970), 1, p. 113, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13380, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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