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In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result of...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result of David Hilbert's groundbreaking, 'modern' techniques. This, like all folklore, has some grounding in fact but owes much to fiction. The present volume brings together for the first time140 letters from Sylvester's correspondence in an effort to establish the true picture. It reveals - through the le. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191651212 0191651214 9781283960885 1283960885 9780198503910 0198503911 |
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| spelling | Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx436qHWGWJ3fkGp4jG3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86864491 James Joseph Sylvester : life and work in letters / edited by Karen Hunger Parshall. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Cover; Contents; 1 Negotiating the World's Slippery Path -- 2 Laying the Foundation of a Theory of Invariants; 3 Battling the Authorities and the Muses; 4 Ending and Beginning a Career; 5 Moulding the Mathematical Education of 55 Million Americans; 6 Returning Home; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result of David Hilbert's groundbreaking, 'modern' techniques. This, like all folklore, has some grounding in fact but owes much to fiction. The present volume brings together for the first time140 letters from Sylvester's correspondence in an effort to establish the true picture. It reveals - through the le. Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-312) and index. Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 Correspondence. Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx436qHWGWJ3fkGp4jG3 Mathematicians Great Britain Correspondence. Mathématiciens Grande-Bretagne Correspondance. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Science & Technology. bisacsh MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh Mathematicians fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Personal correspondence fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Autobiographies. rvmgf Parshall, Karen Hunger, 1955- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfX76kyPGJjR3c4V4XyBP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94006843 has work: James Joseph Sylvester (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGd4GgyQBDtWg4Y6hcRmgq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897. James Joseph Sylvester. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013 9780199671380 (OCoLC)810946920 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=525851 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 James Joseph Sylvester : life and work in letters / Cover; Contents; 1 Negotiating the World's Slippery Path -- 2 Laying the Foundation of a Theory of Invariants; 3 Battling the Authorities and the Muses; 4 Ending and Beginning a Career; 5 Moulding the Mathematical Education of 55 Million Americans; 6 Returning Home; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 Correspondence. Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx436qHWGWJ3fkGp4jG3 Mathematicians Great Britain Correspondence. Mathématiciens Grande-Bretagne Correspondance. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Science & Technology. bisacsh MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh Mathematicians fast |
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| topic | Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 Correspondence. Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814-1897 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx436qHWGWJ3fkGp4jG3 Mathematicians Great Britain Correspondence. Mathématiciens Grande-Bretagne Correspondance. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Science & Technology. bisacsh MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh Mathematicians fast |
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