A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials - From Galilei to the Present Time (Paperback)

A distinguished mathematician and notable university teacher, Isaac Todhunter (1820 84) became known for the successful textbooks he produced as well as for a work ethic that was extraordinary, even by Victorian standards. A scholar who read all the major European languages, Todhunter was an open-minded man who admired George Boole and helped introduce the moral science examination at Cambridge. His many gifts enabled him to produce the histories of mathematical subjects which form his lasting memorial. First published between 1886 and 1893, the present work was the last of these. Edited and completed after Todhunter's death by Karl Pearson (1857 1936), another extraordinary man who pioneered modern statistics, these volumes trace the mathematical understanding of elasticity from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Volume 2 (1893) was split into two parts. Part 2 covers the work of Neumann, Kirchhoff, Clebsch, Boussinesq, and Lord Kelvin."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics, Volume 2
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Isaac Todhunter
Editors:	Karl Pearson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	570
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07044-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07044-2
Barcode:	9781108070447

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