James Joseph Sylvester: Life and Work in Letters
Karen Hunger (Associate Professor of History and Mathematics, Associate Professor of History and Mathematics, University of Virginia, USA) Parshall
Oxford University Press, 1998
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In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, 19th-century mathematician. This volume uses 140 letters from Sylvester's correspondence in order to establish the true picture of Sylvester in both personal and professional spheres.
- ISBN-13
- 9780198503910
- ISBN-10
- 0198503911
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1998
- Publication date
- 1998-10-01
- Pages
- 340
- Dimensions
- 243x163x23
- Weight
- 678