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An edition of Duel at dawn (2010)

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This book explores the relation between romanticism and the rise of abstraction in mathematics during the 18th century.

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Harvard University Press
Language
English
Pages
307

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Subjects
Mathematics, History, Mathematics -- Social aspects -- History, Mathematics, history
People
Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, János Bolyai (1802-1860), Augustin Louis Cauchy Baron (1789-1857), Evariste Galois (1811-1832), Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Places
Europe
Times
1750 to 1850

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Showdown in Paris Page 1
I. Natural Men
1. The Eternal Child Page 19 2. Natural Mathematics Page 49
II. Heroes and Martyrs
3. A Habit of Insult: The Short and Impertinent Life of Evariste Galois Page 77 4. The Exquisite Dance of the Blue Nymphs Page 103 5. A Martyr to Contempt Page 127
III. Romantic Mathematics
6. The Poetry of Mathematics Page 159 7. Purity and Rigor: The Birth of Modern Mathematics Page 184
IV. A New and Different World
8. The Gifted Swordsman Page 215 Conclusion: Portrait of a Mathematician Page 253 Notes Page 275 Acknowledgements Page 299
Index 301

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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510.9
Library of Congress
QA10.7 .A44 2010, QA10.7.A44 2010

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Hardcover
Pagination
307 p. :
Number of pages
307

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9780674046610
LCCN
2009043776
OCLC/WorldCat
456170021

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