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Mathematics in Victorian Britain (Hardcover, New)
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Mathematics in Victorian Britain (Hardcover, New)
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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.
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