| Description |
ix, 466 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-455) and index. |
| Contents |
Cambridge: The rise and fall of the mathematical tripos / Tony Crilly -- Mathematics in Victorian Oxford: A tale of three professors / Keith Hannabuss -- Mathematics in the metropolis: A survey of Victorian London / Adrian Rice -- Scotland: Land of opportunity but few rewards / A.J.S. Mann and A.D.D. Craik -- Taking root: Mathematics in Victorian Ireland / Raymond Flood -- Wranglers in exile: Mathematics in the British empire / June Barrow-Green -- A voice for mathematics: Victorian mathematical journals and societies / Sloan Evans Despeaux -- Victorian 'applied mathematics' / A.D.D. Craik -- Victorian astronomy: The age of the 'Grand Amateur' / Allan Chapman -- Calculating engines: Machines, mathematics, and misconceptions / Doron D. Swade -- Vital statistics: The measurement of public health / M. Eileen Magnello -- Instruction in the calculus and differential equations in Victorian and Edwardian Britain / I. Grattan-Guinness -- Geometry: The Euclid debate / Amirouche Moktefi -- Victorian algebra: The freedom to create new mathematical entities / Karen Hunger Parshall -- Victorian logic: From Whately to Russell / I. Grattan-Guinness -- Combinatorics: A very Victorian recreation / Robin Wilson -- Overstating their case? Reflections on British pure mathematics in the 19th century / Jeremy Gray. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Mathematics -- History -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Flood, Raymond.
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Rice, Adrian C. (Adrian Clifford), 1970-
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Wilson, Robin J.
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| ISBN |
9780199601394 |
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0199601399 |
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