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Creators of Mathematics: The Irish Connection
Roger Hargreaves
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Description for Creators of Mathematics: The Irish Connection
Paperback. This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); and John Casey (1820-1891). Editor(s): Houston, Ken. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); John Casey (1820-1891); William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907); Henry John Stephen Smith (1826-83); Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912); Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1912); George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901); Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956); William Sealy Gosset, student (1876-1937); Walter Heitler (1904-81); David Robert Bates (1916-94); Andrew Young (1919-92); and Patrick Brendan Kennedy (1926-66).
This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); John Casey (1820-1891); William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907); Henry John Stephen Smith (1826-83); Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912); Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1912); George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901); Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956); William Sealy Gosset, student (1876-1937); Walter Heitler (1904-81); David Robert Bates (1916-94); Andrew Young (1919-92); and Patrick Brendan Kennedy (1926-66).
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781900621496
SKU
V9781900621496
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Ref
99-2
Reviews for Creators of Mathematics: The Irish Connection
A successful, delightful and useful book. Books Ireland Oct 2000 a welcome addition to the growing number of books on Ireland's technical and scientific heritage. Technology Ireland Nov 2000 I would recommend the book wholeheartedly as an outstanding collection of biographical essays for anyone who wishes to learn more about the ... Read more