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Mathematics Unbound.
Although today's mathematical research community takes its international character very much for granted, this "global nature" is relatively recent, having evolved over a period of roughly 150 years-from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. D...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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American Mathematical Society,
2002.
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| Colección: | History of mathematics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of contributors; Photograph and figure credits; The evolution of an international mathematical research community, 1800-1945: An overview and an agenda; The end of dominance: The diffusion of French mathematics elsewhere, 1820-1870; Spanish initiatives to bring mathematics in Spain into the international mainstream; International mathematical contributions to British scientific journals, 1800-1900; International participation in Liouville's Journal de mathématiques pures et appliquées.
- The effects of war on France's international role in mathematics, 1870-1914Photo of Charles Hermite; Charles Hermite and German mathematics in France; Photo of Mittag-Leffler; Gösta Mittag-Leffler and the foundation and administration of Acta Mathematica; An episode in the evolution of a mathematical community: The case of Cesare Arzelà at Bologna; The first international mathematical community: The Circolo matematico di Palermo; Languages for mathematics and the language of mathematics in a world of nations.
- The emergence of the Japanese mathematical community in the modern western style, 1855-1945Internationalizing mathematics east and west: Individuals and institutions in the emergence of a modern mathematical community in China; Chinese-U.S. mathematical relations, 1859-1949; American initiatives toward internationalization: The case of Leonard Dickson; The effects of Nazi rule on the international participation of German mathematicians: An overview and two case studies; War, refugees, and the creation of an international mathematical community.
- The formation of the international mathematical unionIndex; Back Cover.