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**[[Warington Wilkinson Smyth|Smyth, W. W.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=saFGAAAAcAAJ ''Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society'' (1867)], ''pp.''xxix–xxii |
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*[Anon.] (1911) "[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/William_Hopkins William Hopkins]", ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' |
*[Anon.] (1911) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071106042023/http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/William_Hopkins William Hopkins]", ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' |
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*{{ cite journal | doi=10.1017/S0007087400025528 | author=Smith, C. | title=William Hopkins and the shaping of dynamical geology, 1830–1860 | journal=British Journal for the History of Science | volume=22 | issue=01 | year=1989 | pages=27–52 }} |
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*— (2007) "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13756 Hopkins, William (1793–1866)]", ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, online edn, May 2007, accessed 16 September 2007 {{ODNBsub}} |
*— (2007) "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13756 Hopkins, William (1793–1866)]", ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, online edn, May 2007, accessed 16 September 2007 {{ODNBsub}} |
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William Hopkins
He also made important contributions in asserting a solid, rather than fluid, interior for the Earth and explaining many geological phenomena in terms of his model. However, though his conclusions proved to be correct, his mathematical and physical reasoning were subsequently seen as unsound.
Early life
Hopkins was born at
Wrangler maker
Before graduation, Hopkins had married Caroline Frances Boys (1799–1881) and was, therefore, ineligible for a
Hopkins to use a Cantab expression is a regular brick; tells funny stories connected with different problems and is no way Donnish; he rattles us on at a splendid pace and makes mathematics anything but a dry subject by entering thoroughly into its metaphysics. I never enjoyed anything so much before.
He also coached Edward Routh who went on to be Senior Wrangler and himself a prodigious "wrangler maker".[4] In 1833, Hopkins published Elements of Trigonometry and became distinguished for his mathematical knowledge.[2]
There was a famous story that the theory of George Green (1793–1841) was almost forgotten. In 1845, Lord Kelvin (William Thomson, a young man in 1845) got some copies of Green's 1828 short book from William Hopkins. Subsequently, Lord Kelvin helped to make Green's 1828 work famous according to the book "George Green" written by D.M. Cannell.
Geology
About 1833, through meeting
Hopkins conceived of a largely solid but dynamic Earth threaded with cavities whereby hot
As part of his investigations, Hopkins sought to quantify the effects of enormous
Ultimately, it was Thomson who tactfully pointed out that, though Hopkins's conclusions about the Earth's structure were correct, his mathematical and physical reasoning was unsound.[3]
Glaciology
Hopkins wrote also on the motion of glaciers and the transport of glacial erratics[2] but trespassed on the sensitivities of J. D. Forbes who saw the subject as his personal fiefdom and was contemptuous of Hopkins's lack of observational experience in the subject.[3]
Private life
Hopkins enjoyed music, poetry and landscape painting. He spent the end of his life in a
He had, with his second wife, one son and three daughters, among them morality campaigner Ellice Hopkins.[3]
He played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.[5]
Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1 June 1837)[2]
- Geological Society of London:[2]
- Wollaston Medal (1850)
- President(1851)
- President of the British Association (1853)[2]
Notes
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "William Hopkins", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ a b c d e f g h i [Anon.] (1911)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Smith (2007)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 10 September 2007 (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hopkins, William". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Obituaries:
- The Times, 16 October 1866, p.4;
- Smyth, W. W. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society (1867), pp.xxix–xxii
- [Anon.] (1911) "William Hopkins", Encyclopædia Britannica
- Smith, C. (1989). "William Hopkins and the shaping of dynamical geology, 1830–1860". British Journal for the History of Science. 22 (01): 27–52. .
- — (2007) "Hopkins, William (1793–1866)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, online edn, May 2007, accessed 16 September 2007 (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "William Hopkins", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- William Hopkins at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "Hopkins, William (HPKS823W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.