[202] See Vol. I, page 101, note 4 {174}.
[203] "The circle-squaring disease"; literally, "the circle-measuring disease."
[204] See Vol. II, page 63, note [136].
[205] William Rutherford (c. 1798-1871), teacher of mathematics at Woolwich, secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, editor of The Mathematician, and author of various textbooks. The Extension of π to 440 places, appeared in the Proceedings of the Royal Society in 1853 (p. 274).
[206] Charles Knight (1791-1873) was associated with De Morgan for many years. After 1828 he superintended the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, to which De Morgan contributed, and he edited the Penny Cyclopedia (1833-1844) for which De Morgan wrote the articles on mathematics.
[207] Sir William Hamilton. See Vol. I, page 112, note 7 {211}.
[208] Adam Smith (1723-1790) was not only known for his Wealth of Nations (1776), but for his Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), published while he was professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow (1752-1764). He was Lord Rector of the university in 1787.
[209] See Vol. I, page 332, note 4 {709}.
[210] "Whip."
[211] "Terrible lash."