Arthur Cayley : mathematician laureate of the Victorian age / Tony Crilly.
Pubblicazione:
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins university press, c2006.
Descrizione fisica:
XXI, 609 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chronology. Genealogy. Pt. 1. Growing up (1821-1843): 1. Early years 2. A Cambridge prodigy 3. Coming of age. Pt. 2. New vistas (1844-1849): 4. A mathematical medley 5. From a fenland base 6. The pupil barrister. Pt. 3. A rising stars (1850-1862): 7. Barrister at law 8. A grand design 9. Without portfolio 10. The road to academe. Pt. 4. The high plateau (1863-1882): 11. The mathematician laureate 12. Years of challenge 13. A representative man 14. March on with step sublime. Pt. 5. Make one music before (1882-1895): 15. A tract of beautiful country 16. The old man of mathematics 17. Last years. Appendix A: Arthur Cayley's social cirlce. Appendix B: Glossary of mathematical terms. Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
