Mr Hopkins Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century
Publication year: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84628-791-6
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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 advances took place in statistics, astronomy, geology and glaciology.The mid-19th century also brought dramatic changes to Cambridge University.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Cambridge University, History of Mathematics, education, mathematics, physical sciences
