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In 1870 he was elected president of the London Mathematical Society and eight years later he was elected as president of both the British Association and the Royal Society. His insight that nothing could exist in the universe if it contradicted the laws of Mathematics was profound. He argued that in Mathematics, which was the ‘King’ of subjects
“. . . is to be found written for those who can read it, that which has been, that which is, and that which is to come.”
By throwing light on the ‘big ideas’ of a scholar so closely associated with the place that is now our school, we want to inspire pupils to understand the wider world and unlock its mysteries through academic excellence while also honouring Spottiswoode’s legacy.