Smith Canada A Portrait

Canadian Geographic (ed. by David Maclellan with Enid Byford et al): Canadian Geographic: August/September 1983, Volume 103, Number 4, Ottawa: Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 1983

Paper bound, Vol. 103, No. 4. A very good copy. 86pp. 240 grams. Note: we have over 200 issues of Canadian Geographic in stock; contact us directly for your orders! This issue includes: Newfoundland prepares for offshore oil by Amy Zeiler; Rafting the Yukon's remote Firth by Richard Harrington; Eastern Canada's Little Switzerland by Robert Zimmermann; CPR tackling Rogers Pass again by Alan Brown; Avalanche! by Kerry Banks; Red Deer: portrait of a river by David Baird; Cape Scott: a chronicle of broken dreams by Pat Herzog; The fascinating world of the honeybee by Maurice Smith; Nature's sculptures adorn the Mingans; Alberta's yellow sulphur mountains by Martin Keeley. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Routh, Edward John: Die Dynamik der Systeme starrer Körper. 2 Bände. Band 1: Die Elemente; Band 2: Die Höhere Dynamik. Mit einem Vorwort von Professor Felix Klein. Aus dem Englischen und mit einem Vorwort von Adolf Schepp. Mit Sach- und Namensregister. Mit Anmerkungen von Professor Felix Klein zum zweiten Band. (= Vorlesungen über technische Mechanik in sechs Bänden, Band 4) Deutsche Erstausgabe. Leipzig, B.G. Teubner, 1898.
Edward John Routh Born: 20 Jan 1831 in Quebec, Canada Died: 7 June 1907 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Edward Routh"s father, Sir Randolph Isham Routh, had been born in Poole, Dorset, England, in 1787. After being educated at Eton, Randolph served in the British army for thirty-seven years fighting at the Battle of Waterloo. In 1826 Randolph was made a commissary-general and was serving in Canada at the time Edward was born. Edward"s mother, Marie Louise Taschereau, was Randolph Routh"s second wife. Edward came to England in 1842 and his father worked, still as commissary-general, in London. Edward attended University College School and then entered University College, London, in 1847 having won a scholarship. There he studied under De Morgan whose influence led to him deciding on a career in mathematics. After the award of a B.A. from London in 1849, he entered Peterhouse on 1 June 1850 at the same time as Maxwell. However, Maxwell transferred to Trinity College (perhaps because he felt Routh was too strong competition!). Routh obtained his M.A. from London in 1853, being awarded at that time the Gold Medals for Mathematics and for Natural Philosophy. In January 1854 Routh graduated with a B.A. from Cambridge. He was Senior Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos examinations (ranked first among those with First Class degrees) with Maxwell being placed second. The prestigious Smith Prize was at that time decided by examination, and the prize was divided equally between them (the first time the prize had been awarded jointly). In 1855 Routh was elected a fellow of Peterhouse and was appointed as a College lecturer in Mathematics. In the following year he was appointed as assistant tutor at Peterhouse. In 1857 the post of first assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory became vacant and Routh was invited by Airy, the Astronomer Royal, to visit the Observatory so that he might be offered the post. He did go to the Observatory but decided that he would prefer not to accept the post there, but rather remain at Cambridge. While he was there, however, he met Hilda Airy, George Airy"s eldest daughter, and a friendship began which led to their marriage on 31 August 1864. They had five sons and one daughter. Edward Airy Routh served as a lieutenant in the royal artillery, George Richard Randolph Routh became an inspector of schools, Arthur Lionel Routh served as a lieutenant in the royal artillery, Harold Victor Routh became professor of Latin in Toronto, and Rupert John Routh served in the Indian civil service. Routh became the most famous of the Cambridge coaches for the Mathematical Tripos. His first pupil was Third Wrangler in 1856 and, two years later, both the First and Second Wranglers were his pupils. By 1862 he was established as the best Cambridge coach for, in that year, he coached 19 of the 32 Wranglers including seven of those placed in the top ten. Of course once his reputation was established the best students sought him out as a coach and so maintaining his leading role became relatively easy. Naturally his exceptional teaching ability was a factor in his success, but equally his understanding of where students should allocate their energies and how they could make the best use of their knowledge were important. Over a period of 22 years from 1862 Routh coached the Senior Wrangler in every year. During his career he coached about 700 pupils of whom about 480 were Wranglers out of around 900 Wranglers over these 30 years. When he retired as a coach in 1888 a presentation was held at which Routh"s portrait, painted by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, was presented to his wife. Eighty of his former pupils had contributed to the cost of the painting. In fact a rather amusing story was told at the time of the presentation to illustrate Routh"s skill as a teacher [2]:- The case of a student of hydrodynamics was alleged as typical of the trials to which [his patience] was exposed. The troubled undergraduate"s primary difficulty lay in conceiving how anything could float. This was so completely removed by Dr Routh"s lucid explanation that he went away sorely perplexed as to how anything could sink! We must not think of Routh as just a superb teacher, however, for he also contributed to mathematics with some excellent research papers and some outstanding texts. The research areas which interested him most were geometry, dynamics, astronomy, waves, vibrations and harmonic analysis. His work on mechanics was particularly important and in 1877 he was awarded the Adams Prize for work on dynamic stability Treatise on the stability of a given state of motion, particularly steady motion. The fact that he did this in a Christmas vacation suggests that had he devoted more time to research and less to teaching he may have had a much more lasting impact of the course of mathematics. In fact the impact of this prize winning work was very significant since Thomson and Tait rewrote for the second edition of their text Natural philosophy treatise the part dealing with equations of motion using Routh"s developments. He published famous advanced treatises which became standard applied mathematics texts such as A Treatise on Dynamics of Rigid Bodies (1860), A Treatise on Analytic Statistics (1891), and A Treatise on Dynamics of a Particle (1898). He was elected a fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society in 1854, and in 1856 he became a founder member of the London Mathematical Society. He was also elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1866 and of the Royal Society in 1872. He was awarded honorary degrees from a number of universities including Glasgow (1878) and Dublin (1892). He was made an honorary fellow of Peterhouse in 1883. The author of [2] writes:- Dr Routh was a man of the most kindly disposition, and was both liked and respected by his numerous pupils. He influenced deeply the mathematical teaching of his time and held strong views as to the best ways of promoting the study. For years he has been a familiar figure in the roads and paths around the University town, but latterly his health failed and he was unable to take his usual walk. The alterations in the procedure of the Mathematical Tripos adopted by the Senate last autumn were a real grief to him, and almost his last appearance in public was at the debate on the proposed changes, when he fought for the retention of the Senior Wrangler. Einband leicht fleckig und beim ersten Band ist das Leinen am Fuß aufgetrennt. Buchrücken leicht verfärbt. Befriedigender Zustand. Aus der Bibliothek von Professor Ludwig Föppl mit einem Namenstempel auf dem Vorsatz und einer Bleistiftsignatur auf der Titelseite.

X, 472 und IX, 544 Seiten, mit 95 Figuren im Text. 24,5 cm. Leinen mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und Kopffarbschnitt.

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ALCOCK, F. J.; Annual Reports of the National Museum 1939-1947, Ottawa, National Museum of Canada, King's Printer, 1949, First edition

8vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 118 pp, frontis, plates, bibliog. orig heavy paper printed wraps, fine and clean. Besides the report on activities of the museum over the period, the work has a valuable bibliography of the most important ornithologist in Canada of the time, P. A. Taverner, listing all his works from 1895-1945, with his portrait. Also included are comprehensive bibliographies of Harlan I. Smith and of W. J. Wintemberg with their portraits. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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WATSON, James after Sir Joshua REYNOLDS: [Sir Jeffrey Amherst Knight of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor of Virginia... Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North America from 1758 to 1764]

London: Sold by Ryland and Bryer, 1766. Mezzotint. Printed on laid paper. Proof before letters, first state of five, before arms and lettering on map, artists' names in scratched lettering, before plate was cleaned. In good condition but trimmed within the plate mark on bottom margin. Three creases in bottom left corner, and a two inch tear into image. small tear extending into image on top left side of sheet. Image size: 16 3/8 x 13 inches. 18 1/16 x 13 inches. 18 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches. A lovely impression of this rare first state depicting Sir Jeffrey Amherst, the great British hero who captured Montreal during the French and Indian War. Jeffrey Amherst (1717-1797) was a career military officer; he served in Europe during the Seven Years' War, but was soon sent to America. Amherst was extremely well connected socially, counting William Pitt among his closest friends. Pitt ensured that Amherst was promoted to major general and put in command of an expedition against Louisbourg. He captured the French stronghold and went on to take Montreal the following year, thus ending French control over Canada. As a result of these victories, in 1761, Amherst became Governor General of North America. In 1763 Amherst returned to England where he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath and commander in chief of the British army. Reynolds's stunning portrait celebrated Amherst's victories in the conquest of Canada, and reminded the English public that he, as well as the great hero Wolfe, had risked much to secure the North American continent. In this image Amherst is dressed in ceremonial armour and wears the Order of Bath pinned to his chest. Before him is a map of Montreal, and in the background, army boats descend the St. Lawrence River en-route to Montreal. The entire composition and mood of this striking portrait establishes Amherst as a true British hero and celebrates his victories in Canada. James Watson became one of the leading mezzotint engravers of his time. This stunning print of Amherst is a wonderful example of Watson's dramatic style. With a delicacy of finish and smooth velvety contours, Watson creates an image that is truly breathtaking. Goodwin, Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins no.38, i/v; Cresswell, The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints 4; Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits 2, i/iv; Russell, English Mezzotint Portraits, and their States 2, i/v; O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits... in the British Museum 2

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