The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Volume II (1660 - September 1668)
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-856601-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 722 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1359 g

This is the second volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beeley, Philip

Scriba, Christoph

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- Editorial Principles and Abbreviations

- Correspondence (235 individual correspondences including Wallis to Boyle, Oldenburg, Collins, Brouncker)

- Biographies of Correspondents

- List of Manuscripts

- Bibliography

- List of Letters

- Index