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“ Researches on the Tides.” In 1837, after the publication of the 
ninth series, the Royal Society conferred upon him the Royal 
Medal, in recognition of the great value of his Researches.* 
In 1821 he published his “ Syllabus of an Elementary Treatise 
on Mechanics,” and in 1823 his “ Treatise on Dynamics.” In 1823 
he became Tutor of Trinity, an office which he held till 1839. 
In 1828 he was appointed Professor of Mineralogy ; and if we 
desired an example of the unrivalled power with which he mastered 
a subject with which his previous studies had but little connection, 
it will be found in the admirable report “ On the Progress and 
Present State of Mineralogy,” which he communicated to the 
British Association in 1832. f In 1833 Dr Whewell published his 
Bridgewater Treatise, entitled “ Astronomy and G-eneral Physics, 
considered in reference to Natural Theology.” 
In 1837 he published his principal work, entitled the “ History 
of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times.” 
In appreciating the value of this noble record of physical truth, 
and admiring the capacity and vast acquirements of its author, we 
must at the same time regret the numerous deficiencies in the 
work, and its doubtful decisions in the controversies of science. 
As a necessary sequel to this work he published, in 1841, “ The 
Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences,” a work of able and ingenious 
speculation, which the public did not so gratefully receive. 
In 1837 he preached before the University four sermons on the 
foundation of morals, and having been thus led to the study of this 
branch of knowledge, be accepted, in 1838, the Chair of “ Moral 
Philosophy and Casuistry,” as he called it. While he occupied 
this chair he composed “ Lectures on the History of Moral 
Philosophy in England,” “ Lectures on Systematic Morality,” and 
“ Elements of Morality and Polity,” which appeared in 1845. His 
attention being thus directed to the subject of international law, 
he published a condensed translation of G-rotius’ “ De Jure Belli 
et Pacis;” and regarding this subject, as we now find it to be, of 
national importance, he left to the University an ample legacy 
* See Phil! Trans. 1833, p. 147; 1834, p. 15; 1835, p. 83; 1836, pp. 1, 
131, 129 ; 1837, pp. 79, 227 ; 1838, p. 231 ; 1839, pp. 151, 163 : 1840, pp. 161, 
255. 
f Keport in 1832, pp. 322-365. 
