Sir John Seeley and the Uses of History

Sir John Seeley and the Uses of History
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 0521227208
ISBN-13 : 9780521227209
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Synopsis Sir John Seeley and the Uses of History by : Deborah Wormell

Sir John Seeley is best known for his remark that the empire was acquired in a fit of absent-mindedness.

Sir John Robert Seeley

Sir John Robert Seeley
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Publisher : Longwood Academic
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89099049678
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Synopsis Sir John Robert Seeley by : Gustav Adolf Rein

Mathematics in Victorian Britain

Mathematics in Victorian Britain
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 738
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ISBN-10 : 9780191627941
ISBN-13 : 0191627941
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Synopsis Mathematics in Victorian Britain by : photographer and broadcaster Foreword by Dr Adam Hart-Davis

During the Victorian era, industrial and economic growth led to a phenomenal rise in productivity and invention. That spirit of creativity and ingenuity was reflected in the massive expansion in scope and complexity of many scientific disciplines during this time, with subjects evolving rapidly and the creation of many new disciplines. The subject of mathematics was no exception and many of the advances made by mathematicians during the Victorian period are still familiar today; matrices, vectors, Boolean algebra, histograms, and standard deviation were just some of the innovations pioneered by these mathematicians. This book constitutes perhaps the first general survey of the mathematics of the Victorian period. It assembles in a single source research on the history of Victorian mathematics that would otherwise be out of the reach of the general reader. It charts the growth and institutional development of mathematics as a profession through the course of the 19th century in England, Scotland, Ireland, and across the British Empire. It then focuses on developments in specific mathematical areas, with chapters ranging from developments in pure mathematical topics (such as geometry, algebra, and logic) to Victorian work in the applied side of the subject (including statistics, calculating machines, and astronomy). Along the way, we encounter a host of mathematical scholars, some very well known (such as Charles Babbage, James Clerk Maxwell, Florence Nightingale, and Lewis Carroll), others largely forgotten, but who all contributed to the development of Victorian mathematics.

Library Bulletins

Library Bulletins
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Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HNKKHJ
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Synopsis Library Bulletins by : Columbia University. Library

Library Bulletins

Library Bulletins
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4161004
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Synopsis Library Bulletins by : Columbia University. Libraries

Library Bulletins

Library Bulletins
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Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433057513909
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