Building the foundation for an American mathematical community: The Bowditch generation, 1800--1838.

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dc.contributor.advisorRagep, Jamil,en_US
dc.contributor.authorTimmons, William Todd.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:18:30Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:18:30Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractThe first third of the nineteenth century was an important period for the development of American mathematics: Nathaniel Bowditch emerged as a new leader with an international reputation; general topic scientific journals filled a void by publishing mathematical papers until permanent mathematical journals were established later in the century; and American mathematicians began to turn away from the British-dominated mathematical philosophy of their past and to turn towards the modern mathematical approach as represented by the French textbook authors. Each of these factors contributed to a work-in-progress as American mathematicians struggled to build a foundation upon which a research community would form.en_US
dc.format.extentvii, 339 leaves ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/433
dc.noteMajor Professor: Jamil Ragep.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-02, Section: A, page: 0732.en_US
dc.subjectHistory of Science.en_US
dc.subjectBowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.en_US
dc.subjectMathematics United States.en_US
dc.subjectMathematicians United States.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of History of Scienceen_US
dc.titleBuilding the foundation for an American mathematical community: The Bowditch generation, 1800--1838.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of History of Science
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3042502en_US

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