Mathematics in Victorian Britain
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 29 September 2011
- ISBN 9780199601394
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages478 pages
- Size 244x184x35 mm
- Weight 1118 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 252 illustrations 0
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Short description:
With a foreword by Adam Hart-Davis, this book constitutes perhaps the first general survey of the mathematics of the Victorian period. It charts the institutional development of mathematics as a profession, as well as exploring the numerous innovations made during this time, many of which are still familiar today.
MoreLong description:
During the Victorian era, industrial and economic growth led to a phenomenal rise in productivity and invention. That spirit of creativity and ingenuity was reflected in the massive expansion in scope and complexity of many scientific disciplines during this time, with subjects evolving rapidly and the creation of many new disciplines. The subject of mathematics was no exception and many of the advances made by mathematicians during the Victorian period are still familiar today; matrices, vectors, Boolean algebra, histograms, and standard deviation were just some of the innovations pioneered by these mathematicians.
This book constitutes perhaps the first general survey of the mathematics of the Victorian period. It assembles in a single source research on the history of Victorian mathematics that would otherwise be out of the reach of the general reader. It charts the growth and institutional development of mathematics as a profession through the course of the 19th century in England, Scotland, Ireland, and across the British Empire. It then focuses on developments in specific mathematical areas, with chapters ranging from developments in pure mathematical topics (such as geometry, algebra, and logic) to Victorian work in the applied side of the subject (including statistics, calculating machines, and astronomy). Along the way, we encounter a host of mathematical scholars, some very well known (such as Charles Babbage, James Clerk Maxwell, Florence Nightingale, and Lewis Carroll), others largely forgotten, but who all contributed to the development of Victorian mathematics.
Mathematics in Victorian Britain is one of the most enjoyable books that I have had the pleasure of reading. In both senses of the word, it is most certainly unputdownable.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Adam Hart-Davis
Introduction
Cambridge: the rise and fall of the mathematical tripos
Mathematics in Victorian Oxford: a tale of three professors
Mathematics in the metropolis: a survey of Victorian London
Scotland: land of opportunity but few rewards
Taking root: Mathematics in Victorian Ireland
Wranglers in Exile: mathematics in the British Empire
A voice for mathematics: Victorian mathematical journals and societies
Victorian 'applied mathematics'
Victorian astronomy: the age of the 'Grand Amateur'
Calculating engines: machines, mathematics, and misconceptions
Vital statistics: the measurement of public health
Darwinian variation and the creation of mathematical statistics
Instruction in the calculus and differential equations in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Geometry: the Euclid debate
Victorian algebra: the freedom to create new mathematical entities
Victorian logic: from Whately to Russell
Combinatorics: a very Victorian recreation
Overstating their case? Reflections on British pure mathematics in the 19th century
