Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 2: "Augustus De Morgan"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of Augustus De Morgan.
A biography of Augustus De Morgan.
Amelia fools everyone but Dobbin. Rawdon's disappointment amuses Becky.
The mouse, the bird and the sausage find their peaceful existence interrupted.
Little Bear suggests that the three bears go out for a morning walk before breakfast. While walking, they find a campsite and try the food left in the pot. They discover a new love for prunes and sing a cheerful song about it.
A man in desperate need of money contacts his eccentric cousin in hopes of borrowing it from him. Although his cousin is friendly, the wife is unwelcoming. However, nothing can prepare him for his encounter with the Brazilian Cat that is ferocious.
Henry describes the treatment he received while attending West Point.
An old monkey is to be sent to the butcher by his master, since his age has caused him to stop performing as well as he used to. The monkey overhears this plan and goes to a boar for advice. The boar comes up with a plan: The boar will steal the couple’s child, and the monkey will run after him and rescue the child, thus earning the family’s love and respect for the rest of his days. The plan works.
A fortuitous run-in with Mr. Briggs, brings a positive change to Black Beauty's cab duties.
A biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
I am the mother of sorrows,
"When the bees are humming in the honeysuckle vine"
The fate of all is revealed. Spike has the chance to consider the faults and wrongs he has committed.
Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a race horse and the murder of its trainer.
A Lecture delivered at the Evening Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 24th March, 1879.
A short story about raindrops who fall from the sky and form pools of water that get bigger and flow into the oceans. There, they help form a rainbow showing that even the smallest of things can help to make something beautiful.
Three people disappear from their various compartments on a train. Also, in one of these compartments a man is found dead because of a bullet to the chest.
Uriah Heep's dealings come to light.
ATTEND my lays, ye ever honour'd nine,
Now in the employment of a large cab company, Black Beauty is subjected to harsh treatment by his new master and drivers.
The natural world is the source of poetry.
The author gives his opinion on the state of American affairs.
A short story where Mother Nature writes a letter to Father Winter to send her a blanket (of snow) to protect the flowers from Jack Frost’s cold winds.
The author discusses the meaning and the existence of ‘place’.
Long Arrow returns, excited to show off some of his findings.
Ishmael retells a story from the a gam with the whaling ship Town-Ho.