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  3. The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700–1800
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2009
      December 1989
      ISBN:
      9780511524745
      9780521364669
      9780521524841
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511524745
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.53kg, 244 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.36kg, 244 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, History, History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics, History of Science: General Interest
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    This book examines the development of calculus in Britain during the century following Newton. It is usually maintained that this was a period of decline in British mathematics. However, the author's research has shown that the methods used by researchers of the period yielded considerable success in laying the foundations and investigating the applications of the calculus. Even when 'decline' was at its worst point, in mid-century, the foundations of the reform, which were to change the direction and nature of the mathematics community, were being laid. The book considers the importance of the work of mathematicians such as Isaac Newton, Roger Cotes, Brook Taylor, James Stirling, Abraham de Moivre, Colin Maclaurin, Thomas Bayes, John Landen and Edward Waring. It will be useful to science historians and philosophers studying the period, and to students of British history studying the teaching of mathematics.

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    "...provides a much needed reminder that mathematical ideas are transmitted through teaching and cultural influences as well as through research." Nature

    "...a very valuable picture of a generally neglected mathematical community and it provides a better background for understanding the reform of the approach to the calculus in Britain in the 1810s." Mathematical Reviews

    "...a clear and well-organized treatment of the development of eighteenth-century English mathematics." Joan Richards, Isis

    "On the whole the author's case is well argued and the level of scholarship is high....will be of value to anyone interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics in the eighteenth century." Douglas Jesseph, Philosophy of Science

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