University of Nottingham University Park Campus George Green Library in Science City Nottingham Nottinghamshire East Midlands England GB Großbritannien Europa
4295 x 2460 px | 36,4 x 20,8 cm | 14,3 x 8,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
4. April 2021
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university of nottingham nottinghamshire uk
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University Park is the University of Nottingham’s largest campus at 300 acres. Part of the University since 1929 and set in extensive greenery and around a lake, University Park is located only two miles from the city centre. The library has been modernised architecturally as a commemoratin to George Green a famous local mathematician. Over 170 years after his death, mathematical techniques invented by George Green (1793-1841) are still widely used in physics and Green’s first essay, self-published in 1828, has been described as “one of the most important works ever written on electricity”, and “the beginning of mathematical physics in England”. Yet he died in obscurity, his essay virtually unknown and its significance unrecognised. In his will, Green described himself as a Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, emphasising his academic credentials. In his home town he was probably better known as a miller, owner of a handsome brick windmill at Sneinton.
