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Peacock, George, (1791-1858), mathematician and university reformer

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Surname: Peacock
Forenames: George
Gender: Male
Date: 1791-1858
Biography: ODNB link for Peacock, George (1791-1858), mathematician and university reformer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P146674 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P22370 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for George Peacock
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1807-54: corresp (c530 items)
Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
Peacock MSS 1-2, Add MS b 49
See HMC Papers of British churchmen 1780-1940, 1987
2
1814-24: MS hymn books
Manchester University: Methodist Archives and Research Centre
See Accessions to Repositories 1986
3
1844-58: corresp with Sir George Airy (16 items)
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
RGO MSS 938-47
4
1816-50: letters (45) to Charles Babbage
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 37182-201 passim
5
1816-57: corresp with Sir John Herschel (75 items)
Royal Society
HS
NRA 8803
6
1822-58: letters (16) to Sir John Herschel
University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library
NRA 13677 Herschel
7
1830-1842: letters (15) to Sir John Lubbock
Royal Society
JWL
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8
c1850-54: letters (10) to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes
9
1809-43: letters (39) from James Tate
See information in published source
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
10
1826-54: corresp with William Whewell (29 items)
Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
WHEWELL
NRA 8804
11
1848-54: letters (160) rel to Ely Cathedral glass
Norfolk Record Office
UPC 301,644 x 5
NRA 31243 Upcher