The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
AN ACCOMPLISHED LOU1sIANIAN,

Among the able professors In our State
University liz a gentleman In whom every
Louisianian should feel just pride. We
refer to Prof j. w. Nicholson, native Of
Claiborne parish. In this State, whose reputa-
tlon as a mathematician is not confined to
Louisiana, but is becoming national lie was
educated at Homer College. prosperous In
stltutlon In Claiborne, but before graduation
the war came %. and young Nicholson,
though only sixteen with the ardor and en-
thusiasin which characterized our Southern
youths, entered the army and was In active
service for four years. II is related Of him
that such was bls Intense love for mathe-
MATES that even during the excitement, ia
tlgue and danger Incident 10 the war. he kept
up his favorite study, throwing away on
| forced marches his extra clothing, but
never parting with the papers containing
his abatrune calculations and writings
Though still very young man he has
written much and ably on every branch OF
mathematics, and some of his writings have
ELECTED the warmest eneomlums from men
who are regarded In the world of mathe-
matlcs az the highest authority. His Trlg-
onometrlcnl Circle has been introduced Into
some OF the standard works OF education,
which is In Itself high ,mpliment and one
not often accorded to 50 young All aspirant
for honors He is now engaged In the prepara-
ton of work on the Dfferentlal and 1nte-
grail Calculus and he not long ago published
q pamphlet ON the Binomlal Theoren. The
following are a few Of the tlattering notices
III this pamphlet which were elected from
eminent mathematjciane
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.
Nashville Tenn. November 3. 1919.
Prof J. w. Nicholson.
Dear Si,--You will please accept my thanks
for q copy Of the pamphlet containing demon
It ie simple and Y leta," and to me new.
| am much pleased with I. and will teach It to
s Would ee ess ,s1 o G read de ss dr.
other publications.
Respectfully yours. ..
". LEROY BRoUN
PphrTRrHnic INSTITUTE,
New Market. Va. November 9. 1879. !
Prof. II. D. Haislip.
Dear si,..Pardon me. please: for this delay.
All the fall have been exceedingly busy and
yet wshed to examine thoroughly Prof. Mich.
olson's Theories, before wrote. I have read
numerous Idem1onstra,!ons Of these thaorems
and formula, Dlncmtal. LpRarlthmie. and Elk
poDen ial, by Young, rutherford. Robinson,
Logmis, etc. etc. Some pi these are alResIale
elautin's Theofem In Differentias. Prof. N.'s
Is by far the brefest aud best have yet seen.
purely alsehrale and comprehensive. tembrae
Ing Log. aud Expo.h
Whenever. Prot Nicholson shall have pub
lehed his simple Method Of Integratng
Large and Important GLASS Of UifIerentiaia.'
tell him, please Indicate the fact to me. wish
to purchase copy Immediately. Accept my
sincere acknowledgements, due Yourself. for
bringing me acquainted with these beautiful In
vesttgstions.
Yours truly. J. sALYARDH.
COLUMBIA Cor IiHpE,
New YORK. October al, 1872
Prot J. w. Nicholson:
Dea, Ieif-Manv thanks for your pamphlet.
which ta In my opipion, the neatest improve
ment In mathematical deduction | have over
seen. l have looked 1t over with my colleague
Prof. J. II Van Amringe. aud we are both de-
lighted With It..
Truly yours WIN. q. PECK.