Venn, John 1834-1923
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| Classifications: | BC141, 123.3 |
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Most widely held works about
John Venn
- L'induzione in John Venn by Maurizio Ferriani( Book )
- Early collegiate life by John Venn( )
- In memoriam John Venn by H. T Francis( Book )
- Intersecting sets : John Venn, church and university, 1834-1923 by Michelle (Ellie) Clewlow( Book )
- John Venn and the Clapham Sect by M. M Hennell( Book )
- John Venn's theory of induction by Wesley C Salmon( )
- A study of Venn diagrams by Olga Beatrice Corder( )
- Letter from Emelia Gurney, London, to Mrs John W. Field, 1887 January 11 : by Emelia Russell Gurney( )
- Letter from Emelia Gurney, Aylestone Hill, to Mrs John W. Field, 1886 July 2 : by Emelia Russell Gurney( )
- Letter from John Venn to Charles Henry Monro by John Venn( )
- Collection of letters from Emelia Gurney, London, to Mrs John W. Field, 1873-1887 : by Emelia Russell Gurney( )
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Most widely held works by
John Venn
Symbolic logic by
John Venn(
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66 editions published between 1880 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"I have so fully explained the nature and aim of this system of Logic, in the Introduction, that nothing further need be said on this head. The substance of most of these chapters has been given in my college lectures, our present intercollegiate scheme of lecturing (now in operation for about twelve years) offering great facilities for the prosecution of any special studies which happen to suit the taste and capacity of some particular lecturer and a selection of the students. I mention this in order to explain what might seem a disproportionate devotion of time to one peculiar development of Logic. I should add here that the substance of some of the following chapters has already appeared elsewhere: viz Chap, I in Mind (July, 1880), Chap, V in the Philosophical Magazine (July, 1880), and Chap, XX in the Proc. of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (Dec, 1880), but all of these have been rewritten and enlarged. The general view adopted in this work was sketched out in an article in the Princeton Review of September, 1880"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
66 editions published between 1880 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"I have so fully explained the nature and aim of this system of Logic, in the Introduction, that nothing further need be said on this head. The substance of most of these chapters has been given in my college lectures, our present intercollegiate scheme of lecturing (now in operation for about twelve years) offering great facilities for the prosecution of any special studies which happen to suit the taste and capacity of some particular lecturer and a selection of the students. I mention this in order to explain what might seem a disproportionate devotion of time to one peculiar development of Logic. I should add here that the substance of some of the following chapters has already appeared elsewhere: viz Chap, I in Mind (July, 1880), Chap, V in the Philosophical Magazine (July, 1880), and Chap, XX in the Proc. of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (Dec, 1880), but all of these have been rewritten and enlarged. The general view adopted in this work was sketched out in an article in the Princeton Review of September, 1880"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
The logic of chance by
John Venn(
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39 editions published between 1866 and 2019 in English and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
No mathematical background is necessary to appreciate this classic of probability theory, which remains unsurpassed in its clarity, readability, and sheer charm. Its author, British logician John Venn (1834-1923), popularized the famous Venn Diagrams that are commonly used for teaching elementary mathematics. In The Logic of Chance, he employs the same directness that makes his diagrams so effective. The three-part treatment commences with an overview of the physical foundations of the science of probability, including surveys of the arrangement and formation of the series of probability; the o
39 editions published between 1866 and 2019 in English and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
No mathematical background is necessary to appreciate this classic of probability theory, which remains unsurpassed in its clarity, readability, and sheer charm. Its author, British logician John Venn (1834-1923), popularized the famous Venn Diagrams that are commonly used for teaching elementary mathematics. In The Logic of Chance, he employs the same directness that makes his diagrams so effective. The three-part treatment commences with an overview of the physical foundations of the science of probability, including surveys of the arrangement and formation of the series of probability; the o
The principles of empirical or inductive logic by
John Venn(
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39 editions published between 1889 and 2012 in English and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
39 editions published between 1889 and 2012 in English and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge,
from the earliest times to 1900 by
University of Cambridge(
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24 editions published between 1922 and 2011 in English and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Venns (father and son) published this ten-part work, containing over 125,000 entries, between 1922 and 1954. It is a comprehensive directory of all known alumni of the University of Cambridge, listed in two alphabetical sequences, from the university's foundation in the thirteenth century to 1751 and from 1752 to 1900. John Venn senior (1834-1923) is best known for his work as a philosopher and logician, but contributed to his university in many other ways. His keen interests in genealogy and antiquarian studies inspired this study, researched from many sources including episcopal registers. His son, John Archibald Venn (1883-1958) brought the work to completion after his father's death. Thorough and reliable, it is recognised for its extraordinary value to historians and genealogists. Volume 1, Part 1 (1922) covers 'Abbas to Cutts', and includes notable figures such as college founder John Caius, and the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
24 editions published between 1922 and 2011 in English and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Venns (father and son) published this ten-part work, containing over 125,000 entries, between 1922 and 1954. It is a comprehensive directory of all known alumni of the University of Cambridge, listed in two alphabetical sequences, from the university's foundation in the thirteenth century to 1751 and from 1752 to 1900. John Venn senior (1834-1923) is best known for his work as a philosopher and logician, but contributed to his university in many other ways. His keen interests in genealogy and antiquarian studies inspired this study, researched from many sources including episcopal registers. His son, John Archibald Venn (1883-1958) brought the work to completion after his father's death. Thorough and reliable, it is recognised for its extraordinary value to historians and genealogists. Volume 1, Part 1 (1922) covers 'Abbas to Cutts', and includes notable figures such as college founder John Caius, and the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
The works of John Caius, M.D. : second founder of Gonville and Caius college and master of the college, 1559-1573. With a
memoir of his life by John Venn ... by
John Caius(
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15 editions published between 1912 and 1968 in 3 languages and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1912 and 1968 in 3 languages and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The logic of chance : an essay on the foundations and province of the theory of probability, with especial reference to its
logical bearings and its application to moral and social science, and to statistics by
John Venn(
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33 editions published between 1866 and 2019 in English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Any work on Probability by a Cambridge man will be so likely to have its scope and its general treatment of the subject prejudged, that it may be well to state at the outset that the following Essay is in no sense mathematical. Not only, to quote a common but often delusive assurance, will 'no knowledge of mathematics beyond the simple rules of Arithmetic' be required to understand these pages, but it is not intended that any such knowledge should be acquired by the process of reading them. Of the two or three occasions on which algebraical formulae occur they will not be found to form any essential part of the text. The science of Probability occupies at present a somewhat anomalous position. It is impossible, I think, not to observe in it some of the marks and consequent disadvantages of a sectional study. By a small body of ardent students it has been cultivated with great assiduity, and the results they have obtained will always be reckoned among the most extraordinary products of mathematical genius"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
33 editions published between 1866 and 2019 in English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Any work on Probability by a Cambridge man will be so likely to have its scope and its general treatment of the subject prejudged, that it may be well to state at the outset that the following Essay is in no sense mathematical. Not only, to quote a common but often delusive assurance, will 'no knowledge of mathematics beyond the simple rules of Arithmetic' be required to understand these pages, but it is not intended that any such knowledge should be acquired by the process of reading them. Of the two or three occasions on which algebraical formulae occur they will not be found to form any essential part of the text. The science of Probability occupies at present a somewhat anomalous position. It is impossible, I think, not to observe in it some of the marks and consequent disadvantages of a sectional study. By a small body of ardent students it has been cultivated with great assiduity, and the results they have obtained will always be reckoned among the most extraordinary products of mathematical genius"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
The logic of chance. An essay on the foundations and province of the theory of probability, with especial reference to its
logical bearings and its application to moral and social science by
John Venn(
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26 editions published between 1866 and 2018 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The supposed wants of harmony between Probability and other branches of Philosophy is erroneous. It arises from the belief that Probability is a branch of mathematics trying to intrude itself on to ground which does not altogether belong to it. I shall endeavour to show that this belief is unfounded. With what may be called the Material view of Logic as opposed to the Formal or Conceptualist,--with that which regards it as taking cognizance of laws of things and not of the laws of our own minds in thinking about things,--I am in entire accordance. Of the province of Logic, regarded from this point of view, and under its widest aspect, Probability may, in my opinion, be considered to be a portion. The principal objects of this Essay are to ascertain how great a portion it comprises, where we are to draw the boundary between it and the contiguous branches of the general science of evidence, what are the ultimate foundations upon which its rules rest, what the nature of the evidence they are capable of affording, and to what class of subjects they may most fitly be applied. That the science of Probability, on this view of it, contains something more important than the results of a system of mathematical assumptions, is obvious. I am convinced moreover that it can and ought to be rendered both interesting and intelligible to ordinary readers who have any taste for philosophy"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
26 editions published between 1866 and 2018 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The supposed wants of harmony between Probability and other branches of Philosophy is erroneous. It arises from the belief that Probability is a branch of mathematics trying to intrude itself on to ground which does not altogether belong to it. I shall endeavour to show that this belief is unfounded. With what may be called the Material view of Logic as opposed to the Formal or Conceptualist,--with that which regards it as taking cognizance of laws of things and not of the laws of our own minds in thinking about things,--I am in entire accordance. Of the province of Logic, regarded from this point of view, and under its widest aspect, Probability may, in my opinion, be considered to be a portion. The principal objects of this Essay are to ascertain how great a portion it comprises, where we are to draw the boundary between it and the contiguous branches of the general science of evidence, what are the ultimate foundations upon which its rules rest, what the nature of the evidence they are capable of affording, and to what class of subjects they may most fitly be applied. That the science of Probability, on this view of it, contains something more important than the results of a system of mathematical assumptions, is obvious. I am convinced moreover that it can and ought to be rendered both interesting and intelligible to ordinary readers who have any taste for philosophy"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
On some of the characteristics of belief : scientific and religious by
John Venn(
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14 editions published between 1870 and 1997 in English and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1870 and 1997 in English and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Early collegiate life by
John Venn(
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24 editions published between 1913 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1913, John Venn's collection of writings describes college life in the early days of the University of Cambridge. Venn, a leading British logician and moral scientist, was president of Gonville and Caius College, and had been a student at Cambridge in the 1850s. This volume of 'reminiscences of a reading man' contains articles he contributed to the college magazine, The Caian and speeches and addresses given at College Chapel and Hall. These are interspersed with letters written by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Cambridge scholars, and embedded in a commentary that provides additional insights into student life and university politics. He also includes, as an appendix, 'College Life and Ways Sixty Years Ago', recounting his own student experiences. Ranging from the Elizabethan to the Victorian era, Early Collegiate Life offers an honest and delightful glimpse into the daily lives of Cambridge scholars of the past
24 editions published between 1913 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1913, John Venn's collection of writings describes college life in the early days of the University of Cambridge. Venn, a leading British logician and moral scientist, was president of Gonville and Caius College, and had been a student at Cambridge in the 1850s. This volume of 'reminiscences of a reading man' contains articles he contributed to the college magazine, The Caian and speeches and addresses given at College Chapel and Hall. These are interspersed with letters written by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Cambridge scholars, and embedded in a commentary that provides additional insights into student life and university politics. He also includes, as an appendix, 'College Life and Ways Sixty Years Ago', recounting his own student experiences. Ranging from the Elizabethan to the Victorian era, Early Collegiate Life offers an honest and delightful glimpse into the daily lives of Cambridge scholars of the past
The principles of inductive logic by
John Venn(
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15 editions published between 1889 and 1973 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1889 and 1973 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annals of a clerical family, being some account of the family and descendants of William Venn, vicar of Otterton, Devon, 1600-1621 by
John Venn(
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20 editions published between 1901 and 2015 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Venn (1568/1569-1621) was the youngest son of John Venn, born in Broadhembury, Devon, England. He matriculated at Oxford, and settled at Otterhamm about 1599/1600. Descendants and relatives lived in much of England. Also includes origin and early history of the Venn surname, which was sometimes spelled Fenn
20 editions published between 1901 and 2015 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Venn (1568/1569-1621) was the youngest son of John Venn, born in Broadhembury, Devon, England. He matriculated at Oxford, and settled at Otterhamm about 1599/1600. Descendants and relatives lived in much of England. Also includes origin and early history of the Venn surname, which was sometimes spelled Fenn
Caius College by
John Venn(
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11 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolic logic by
John Venn(
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3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Annals of Gonville and Caius College by
John Caius(
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9 editions published between 1904 and 2014 in English and Latin and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1904 and 2014 in English and Latin and held by 108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Biographical history of Gonville and Caius college, 1349-1897; containing a list of all known members of the college from
the foundation to the present time, with biographical notes by
John Venn(
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17 editions published between 1897 and 1980 in English and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1897 and 1980 in English and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alumni Cantabrigienses : a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge,
from the earliest times to 1900 by
John Venn(
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45 editions published between 1751 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
45 editions published between 1751 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Memoir of the Rev. H. Venn : the Missionary Secretariat of Henry Venn, prebendary of St. Paul's, and honorary secretary of
the Church Missionary Society by
W Knight(
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9 editions published in 1880 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1880 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Grace book [delta] : containing the records of the University of Cambridge for the years 1542-1589 by
University of Cambridge(
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11 editions published between 1910 and 2009 in English and Latin and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Grace books' were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the administration of the University of Cambridge during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Many of the 'graces' concern the conferral of degrees on individuals, but others refer to more general University business including appointment of teachers and preachers, leaves of absence, inventories and financial records, and the resolution of disputes. The manuscript of Grace Book D covers the years from 1542 to 1589 in its first 160 pages, which are transcribed here. This edition was first published in 1910, with an introduction by John Venn, who points out that during the later sixteenth century many constitutional elements of the university took shape which persisted until the Victorian reforms. The documents in this volume constitute a valuable resource for those researching British history and institutions in the later Tudor period
11 editions published between 1910 and 2009 in English and Latin and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Grace books' were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the administration of the University of Cambridge during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Many of the 'graces' concern the conferral of degrees on individuals, but others refer to more general University business including appointment of teachers and preachers, leaves of absence, inventories and financial records, and the resolution of disputes. The manuscript of Grace Book D covers the years from 1542 to 1589 in its first 160 pages, which are transcribed here. This edition was first published in 1910, with an introduction by John Venn, who points out that during the later sixteenth century many constitutional elements of the university took shape which persisted until the Victorian reforms. The documents in this volume constitute a valuable resource for those researching British history and institutions in the later Tudor period
Alumni Cantabrigienses : a Biographical List of all known Students, Graduates, and Holders of Office at the University of
Cambridge from the Earliest Times to 1900 by
John Venn(
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)
40 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Venns (father and son) published this ten-part work, containing over 125,000 entries, between 1922 and 1954. It is a comprehensive directory of all known alumni of the University of Cambridge, listed in two alphabetical sequences, from the university's foundation in the thirteenth century to 1751 and from 1752 to 1900. John Venn senior (1834-1923) is best known for his work as a philosopher and logician, but contributed to his university in many other ways. His keen interests in genealogy and antiquarian studies inspired this study, researched from sources including episcopal registers. His son, John Archibald Venn (1883-1958) brought the work to completion after his father's death. Thorough and reliable, it is recognised for its extraordinary value to historians and genealogists. Volume 1, Part 3 (1924) covers 'Kaile to Ryves', and includes figures such as naval administrator and diarist Samuel Pepys, and polymath Sir Isaac Newton
40 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Venns (father and son) published this ten-part work, containing over 125,000 entries, between 1922 and 1954. It is a comprehensive directory of all known alumni of the University of Cambridge, listed in two alphabetical sequences, from the university's foundation in the thirteenth century to 1751 and from 1752 to 1900. John Venn senior (1834-1923) is best known for his work as a philosopher and logician, but contributed to his university in many other ways. His keen interests in genealogy and antiquarian studies inspired this study, researched from sources including episcopal registers. His son, John Archibald Venn (1883-1958) brought the work to completion after his father's death. Thorough and reliable, it is recognised for its extraordinary value to historians and genealogists. Volume 1, Part 3 (1924) covers 'Kaile to Ryves', and includes figures such as naval administrator and diarist Samuel Pepys, and polymath Sir Isaac Newton
The register of baptisms, marriages and burials in St. Michael's parish, Cambridge. (1538-1837) by
John Venn(
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6 editions published in 1891 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1891 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- University of Cambridge Other
- Gonville and Caius College
- Venn, J. A. (John Archibald) 1883- Other Editor
- Caius, John 1510-1573 Author Composer
- Roberts, E. S. (Ernest Stewart) 1847-1912 Editor
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Fleming, Abraham 1552?-1607 Translator
- Fenn family
- Bishop family
- Gay family
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