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Correspondence concerning the Ballard Matthews Lectures, 1964-1967

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/3/5

Scope and Contents

The correspondence mainly deals with the invitation to deliver the lecture and Waddington's travel arrangements. Also present is a copy of a letter from Waddington to the Principal of the University College asking for permission to use the text of the lectures as an introductory essay for Towards A Theoretical Biology (edited by Waddington and published in 1968 by Edinburgh University Press).

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1967

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Biographical / Historical

The Ballard Matthews Lectures were set up by the University College of North Wales, Bangor, in 1956, endowed under the will of the University College's first Professor of Mathematics. The lectures took the theme of the impact of science on modern thought. Waddington delivered his lectures, titled 'The basic concepts of biology' and 'The influence of biological thought on natural philosophy' on 21-22 February 1966.

Extent

1 folder

Physical Location

CLX-A-1025

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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