A Discourse Concerning Algebra: English Algebra to 1685OUP Oxford, 16 de gen. 2003 - 306 pàgines For historians of mathematics and those interested in the history of science, 'A Discourse Concerning Algebra' provides an new and readable account of the rise of algebra in England from the Medieval period to the later years of the 17th century. Including new research, this is the most detailed study to date of early modern English algebra, which builds on work published in 1685 by John Wallis (Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford) on the history of algebra. Stedall's book follows the reception and dissemination of important algebraic ideas and methods from continental Europe (especially those of Viéte) and the consequent revolution in the state of English mathematics in the 17th century. The text emphasises the contribution of Wallis, but substantial reference is also provided to other important mathematicans such as Harriot, Oughtred, Pell and Brouncker. |
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... Thomas Harriot and his Treatise on equations The Treatise on equations Harriot's Will and the writing of the Praxis The contents of the Praxis The Corrector and the Summary 1 5 8 19 35 36 45 50 52 55 59 65 68 73 77 82 88 94 97 100 107 ...
... Thomas Harriot and his Treatise on equations The Treatise on equations Harriot's Will and the writing of the Praxis The contents of the Praxis The Corrector and the Summary 1 5 8 19 35 36 45 50 52 55 59 65 68 73 77 82 88 94 97 100 107 ...
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... Thomas Harriot (c. 1560–1621), John Pell (1611–1685), William Brouncker (c. 1620–1684) and of Wallis himself. This book is, in other words, a new 'discourse concerning algebra', and a reappraisal of those who helped to bring about the ...
... Thomas Harriot (c. 1560–1621), John Pell (1611–1685), William Brouncker (c. 1620–1684) and of Wallis himself. This book is, in other words, a new 'discourse concerning algebra', and a reappraisal of those who helped to bring about the ...
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... Thomas Hobbes arising from their very different concepts of politics, theology and mathematics.12 In 1658 he engaged in acrimonious discussions with Fermat and Frenicle on number problems and quarrelled with Blaise Pascal over the ...
... Thomas Hobbes arising from their very different concepts of politics, theology and mathematics.12 In 1658 he engaged in acrimonious discussions with Fermat and Frenicle on number problems and quarrelled with Blaise Pascal over the ...
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... Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. Thus at a time when paid posts in mathematics were almost non-existent the patronage of Percy and Howard did much to enable mathematical studies to flourish. Charles Cavendish (1591–1645) was a third ...
... Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. Thus at a time when paid posts in mathematics were almost non-existent the patronage of Percy and Howard did much to enable mathematical studies to flourish. Charles Cavendish (1591–1645) was a third ...
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... Thomas Harriot, and applications. The algebra of John Pell and miscellaneous related topics. Wallis's Arithmetica infinitorum and work derived from it by Isaac Newton and others. Methods in number theory developed by William Brouncker ...
... Thomas Harriot, and applications. The algebra of John Pell and miscellaneous related topics. Wallis's Arithmetica infinitorum and work derived from it by Isaac Newton and others. Methods in number theory developed by William Brouncker ...
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William Oughtreds Clavis | 55 |
Thomas Harriot and his Treatise on equations | 88 |
uncovering the mathematics of John Pell | 126 |
John Walliss Arithmetica infinitorum | 155 |
the mathematics of William Brouncker | 183 |
8 Many pretty things worth looking into | 208 |
Notes | 219 |
Bibliographies | 261 |
Index | 289 |
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A Discourse Concerning Algebra: English Algebra to 1685 Jacqueline A. Stedall Previsualització limitada - 2002 |
A Discourse Concerning Algebra: English Algebra to 1685 Jacqueline A. Stedall Previsualització limitada - 2002 |
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