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The first period comprises seventeen years. He was born in Derby, England, A pril 27, 1820. His father was a school-teacher, a man of considerable learning and much force of character, a liberal in both politics and religion, in matters of education inclined to throw emphasis upon the value of observation and the study of the sciences. From such a father, and later from an uncle who held similar views, Herbert searly education, in so far as he got it from others, was mainly received. Keputed inattentive, idle, and disobedient, he was by no means a model scholar. In fact he did not learn to read until seven years of age. It is noteworthy, however, that he rebelled only against learning by rote; for tasks requiring originality and independent investigation his mind showed itself unusually capable. During these early years he studied drawing and mechanics, made collections of insects, read a little ancient history, and absorbed a good deal of science and politics from the conversations of his fathers friends at meetings of theD erby Philosophical Society. From 1833 to 1836 he was with his uncle, the Rev. Thomas Spencer of Hinton, nominally preparing for one of the universities, but in reality neglecting Greek and Latin for mathematics and mechanics.
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