Mr Hopkins' Men Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century /

The 19th century was a key period in the development of the mathematical sciences in Britain. Subjects such as rigid-body dynamics, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics, heat, electricity and magnetism were extended and given firmer foundations; new areas of pure mathematics were explored; and major ad...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Craik, A.D.D (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Temas:
Mathematics.
History.
Science-History.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
History of Science.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Educating the Elite
  • Introducing Hopkins and His Wranglers
  • The Student Experience, 1820-1860
  • Cambridge University in Context
  • Teaching at Cambridge
  • William Hopkins
  • Hopkins' Top Wranglers, 1829-1854
  • Careers of the Wranglers
  • The "Cambridge Stamp"
  • Wranglers at Home: Four Biographies
  • Universities and Colleges
  • Wranglers Abroad: Churchmen and Educators in the Colonies
  • The Growth of a Research Community
  • Achievements in the Mathematical Sciences
  • Postscript.

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