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College lectures on mathematics, though they were 

 somewhat elementary, and worked as a private pupil 

 with Porter, of Peterhouse. His father writes to him, 

 November, 1850: "Have you called on Professors 

 Sedgwick, at Trin., and Stokes, at Pembroke? If 

 not, you should do both. Stokes will be most in your 

 line, if ho takes you in hand at all. Sedgwick is also 

 a, great Don in his line, and, if you were entered in 

 geology, would be a most valuable acquaintance." 



In his second year he became a pupil of Hopkins, 

 the great coach ; he also attended Stokes* lectures, 

 and the friendship which lasted till his death was 

 thus begun. In April, 1852, he was elected a scholar, 

 and obtained rooms in College (G, Old Court). In 

 June, 1852, he came of age. " I trust you will be as 

 discreet when major as you have been while minor," 

 writes his father the day before. The next academic 

 year, October, 1852, to June, 1853, was a very busy . 

 one ; hard grind for the Tripos occupied his time, and 

 he seems to have been thoroughly overstrained. He 

 was taken ill while staying near Txnvestoft with the 

 Rev. C. K Taylcr, the uncle of a College friend. His 

 own account of the illness is given in a letter In 

 Professor Campbell*, dated July 14th, 185:3. 



41 You wrote junt in time for your letter to reach me as I 

 reached Cambridge. After examination, I went to visit the 

 Hev. C. B. Tayler (uncle to a Tayler whom I think you have 

 Been under the name of Frethnmn, etc., and author of many 

 tracts and other didactic works). We had little ex]iedite.s and 

 walks, and things parochial and educational, -ind domesticity. 

 1 intended to return on the 18th June, >nt on the 17th I felt 



Life of J. C. Maxwell," p. 100. 



