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  1. 2 days ago · The official origin of Peterhouse is to be found in the royal charter of 1284, which authorized the removal of the scholars from the hospital and their transference to two hostels outside Trumpington Gate. The dissensions between the scholars of the Bishop of Ely and the brethren of the Hospital of St. John had made the original arrangement ...

  2. 3 days ago · Peterhouse Open Days 4-5 July 2024. On 4th and 5th July, we will be open throughout the University of Cambridge Open Days for prospective applicants who are currently in their penultimate year of school (Year 12 in England and Wales, Year 13 in Northern Ireland or equivalent) and are considering applying to Peterhouse.

  3. Jun 27, 2024 · To avert possible troubles, the authorities in Cambridge allowed only scholars under the supervision of a master to remain in the town. It was partly to provide an orderly place of residence that (in emulation of Oxford) the first college, Peterhouse, was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, bishop of Ely.

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  4. 6 days ago · Charles Babbage. Charles Babbage KH FRS ( / ˈbæbɪdʒ /; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. [1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. [2] Babbage is considered by some to be "father of the computer".

  5. Jun 28, 2024 · Admission statistics. For a snapshot of our application and admissions statistics, please use the graph generator below. More detailed information about the range of data we hold about undergraduate applications is available on Tableau, where you can browse and filter the information you're interested in. View Tableau data.

  6. 6 days ago · Peterhouse, Cambridge, acquired land in Melbourn between c. 1450 and 1535, obtaining c. 140 a. and two crofts there in 1486. (fn. 184) In 1833 and 1873 it had c . 192 a. in Melbourn. (fn. 185) The homestead stood on the Moor, north of Argentines manor house, until c . 1870 when two labourers' cottages and a homestead were built on Barley Road ...

  7. Jun 11, 2024 · With a perfect score of 100, Cambridge scored the highest in the subject of politics among universities ranked on a wide variety of criteria including: student to teacher ratio, spend per student, the percentage of first-year students continuing on to their second year, and careers 15 months after graduation.

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