Libraries and archives contain many thousands of early modern
mathematical books, of which almost equally many bear readers’
marks, ranging from deliberate annotations and accidental blots to
corrections and underlinings. Such evidence provides us with the
material and intellectual tools for exploring the nature of
mathematical reading and the ways in which mathematics was
disseminated and assimilated across different social milieus in the
early centuries of print culture. Other evidence is important, too,
as the case studies collected in the volume document. Scholarly
correspondence can help us understand the motives and difficulties
in producing new printed texts, library catalogues can illuminate
collection practices, while manuscripts can teach us more about
textual traditions. By defining and illuminating the distinctive
world of early modern mathematical reading, the volume seeks to
close the gap between the history of mathematics as a history of
texts and history of mathematics as part of the broader history of
human culture.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Material Readings in Early Modern Culture |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2021 |
Editors: |
Philip Beeley
• Yelda Nasifoglu
• Benjamin Wardhaugh
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
332 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-60926-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-367-60926-6 |
Barcode: |
9780367609269 |
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