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The Emergence of the American Mathematical Research Community, 1876-1900 : J.J. Sylvester, Felix Klein, and E.H. Moore.
This volume traces the transformation of the United States from a mathematical backwater to a major presence during the quarter-century from 1876 to 1900. Presenting a detailed study of the major figures involved in this transformation, it focuses on the three most influential individuals-the Britis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Providence :
American Mathematical Society,
1994.
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| Colección: | History of mathematics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume traces the transformation of the United States from a mathematical backwater to a major presence during the quarter-century from 1876 to 1900. Presenting a detailed study of the major figures involved in this transformation, it focuses on the three most influential individuals-the British algebraist James Joseph Sylvester, the German standard-bearer Felix Klein, and the American mathematician Eliakim Hastings Moore-and on the principal institutions with which they were associated-the Johns Hopkins University, Göttingen University, and the University of Chicago. This book further an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (526 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781470438760 1470438763 |