Excerpt from Benjamin Apthorp GouldDr. Gould entered Harvard College, and was graduated there in 1844. We have the assurance of one of his class mates that he did not in the earlier part of his collegiate course display any especial predilection for mathematics. On the other hand, he was not only fond of the study of the languages, but would, upon occasion, recite page afterpage from the writings of favorite classical authors. His earliest college part was a Greek version, the subject being Pericles the Athenian. While his fondness for the classics at that period of his career may be freely admitted, of which there was indeed abundant evidence in his conversa tion in later years, yet the fact must not be overlooked that he pursued the course of pure mathematics throughout his four years at Cambridge. From this, the true bent of his mind may fairly be inferred. At any rate, by the time that he became a Senior, the selection was determined in his mind, and during the last year of his connection with the College, be devoted himself almost exclusively to the studies which were to form the basis for his work in after life. After graduation he held for a short time the position of head-master of the Roxbury Latin School.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.