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Cambridge University Collection (page 4)

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Professor Henry Fawcett, blind English statesman and economist, 1900

Professor Henry Fawcett, blind English statesman and economist, 1900. Fawcett (1833-1884) was blinded in a shooting accident in 1858

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927

Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Finish of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927

Finish of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Queens College, Cambridge, and Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort of Henry VI, 1801

Queens College, Cambridge, and Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort of Henry VI, 1801. Margaret of Anjou (1429-1482) married Henry VI of England in 1445

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Isaac Barrow, 17th century English classical scholar, theologian, and mathematician, (c1850)

Isaac Barrow, 17th century English classical scholar, theologian, and mathematician, (c1850). Barrow (1630-1677) was the teacher of Isaac Newton

Background imageCambridge University Collection: The Prince of Wales and Admiral William Sims, Cambridge, 1921

The Prince of Wales and Admiral William Sims, Cambridge, 1921. The future King Edward VIII in academic robes. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Artist: William Heysham Overend

Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Prince Albert, who was Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1847 until his death in 1861, presenting an address to his wife, Queen Victoria

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Kings College, Cambridge, 1900

Kings College, Cambridge, 1900. Kings was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Sir William Vernon Harcourt QC, MP, Professor of International Law at Cambridge University, 1877

Sir William Vernon Harcourt QC, MP, Professor of International Law at Cambridge University, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Henry Fawcett, MP, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, 1876

Henry Fawcett, MP, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Fawcett, MP, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), philosopher and chemist, c1851

Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), philosopher and chemist, c1851
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English natural philosopher and chemist. Cavendish Physical Laboratory, Cambridge, is named after him. Lithograph, c1851

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944), British astronomer and physicist, c1934

Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944), British astronomer and physicist, c1934
Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944), British astronomer, physicist and mathematician.. Supporter and promoter of Einsteins theories of Relativity, c1934

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge, 1815

Theatre of Anatomy, Cambridge, 1815. From The History of the University of Cambridge, published by Ackermann. (London, 1815)

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Artist: George du Maurier

Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Artist: George du Maurier
Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours, the papers set

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier

Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier
Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876 Lady students from Girton College on the towpath waving to crews rowing on the river Cam

Background imageCambridge University Collection: Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, (1666) 1874

Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, (1666) 1874. Newton (1642-1727) using a prism to separate white light into the colours of the spectrum

Background imageCambridge University Collection: JJ Thomson, British physicist, at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

JJ Thomson, British physicist, at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics

Background imageCambridge University Collection: The Universities Boat-Race, 1883

The Universities Boat-Race, 1883. In this illustration of the University Boat Race, a group of cheering students are enabled to maintain a proper distance from the rowdy proletariat on the other side



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