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Birthdate
William Whewell was born from John Whewell and Elizabeth Bennison. He was the oldest of the seven children. -
Trinity College, Cambridge
William won a type of scholarship for his excellence in mathematics. -
Textbooks
During his time teaching at Trinity, Whewell wrote several books; trying to advance the mathematics at Cambridge; with his first being written in 1819. Almost ten years later, at 1828 he went broader to mineralogy and philosophy topics. -
Life at Trinity
William served as a professor of mineralogy at Trinity. He would be a professor in this field until 1832. He was also a professor of moral philosophy (1838-1855), college master (1841-1866), and also vice chancellor of the university in 1842 -
Coined Terms
Whewell coined terms in science, which are widely used today. Such as ion, cathode, eocene, miocene, physicist, and scientist. -
Marriage
In June 1841, Whewell became engaged to Cordelia Marshall. They married several months later in Cumberland -
Widower
Cordelia dies after a long illness -
Death
William Whewell passed away in Cambridge, England -
Video
Here's a youtube clip Whewell's Great Tide Experiment.
https://youtu.be/G7oTPkXzF1Q -