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Record Number: 11281


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Letter from Whewell to Rose, dated 24/6/1818, discusses Butler's argument.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

24 Jun 1818

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Whewell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1794

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Anglican clergyman. Master of TrinityCollege, Cambridge

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Joseph Butler

Title:

Analogy of Natural and Revealed eligion to the Con

Genre:

Other religious, Philosophy, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11281

Source:

Print

Author:

J. Todhunter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

William Whewell, D.D.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1876

Vol:

2

Page:

26

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

J. Todhunter, William Whewell, D.D., (London, 1876), 2, p. 26, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11281, accessed: 22 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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