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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Pàgina ix
... material in Chapters 4 and 6 was originally published in Archive for History of Exact Sciences54 (2000), 455–497 and 56 (2001), 1–28. Figure 1.2 is reproduced by permission of The Examination Schools, Oxford; Figs 2.1, 2.2, 3.4, 3.5 ...
... material in Chapters 4 and 6 was originally published in Archive for History of Exact Sciences54 (2000), 455–497 and 56 (2001), 1–28. Figure 1.2 is reproduced by permission of The Examination Schools, Oxford; Figs 2.1, 2.2, 3.4, 3.5 ...
Pàgina xi
... 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 The fate of Harriot's material after 1631 Wallis's account of Contents.
... 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 The fate of Harriot's material after 1631 Wallis's account of Contents.
Pàgina xii
English Algebra to 1685 Jacqueline A. Stedall. The fate of Harriot's material after 1631 Wallis's account of Harriot's algebra 5 Moving the Alps: uncovering the mathematics of John Pell An introduction to algebra Pell and Wallis 6 ...
English Algebra to 1685 Jacqueline A. Stedall. The fate of Harriot's material after 1631 Wallis's account of Harriot's algebra 5 Moving the Alps: uncovering the mathematics of John Pell An introduction to algebra Pell and Wallis 6 ...
Pàgina 9
... material added by John Pell. Adding new material to existing texts served two purposes: it introduced the latest ideas in less time than it took to write a new book, but it also enabled the publication of problems, theorems or short ...
... material added by John Pell. Adding new material to existing texts served two purposes: it introduced the latest ideas in less time than it took to write a new book, but it also enabled the publication of problems, theorems or short ...
Pàgina 13
... material in Oxford both reflected and encouraged new attitudes to historical study. Histories of mathematics before Wallis had generally adopted what may be described as the 'list of names' approach, in which chronological lists of ...
... material in Oxford both reflected and encouraged new attitudes to historical study. Histories of mathematics before Wallis had generally adopted what may be described as the 'list of names' approach, in which chronological lists of ...
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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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