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The correspondence of John Wallis

By John Wallis , Philip Beeley , Christoph Scriba , Uwe Mayer

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0198566018, 9780198566014, 9781435697874, 0198510667, 0198569473
LCC
QA29.W3 A4 2003
Open Library ID
OL3319480M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5022588 bytes)
Volume
vol.2
Pages
723\723
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26

Description

This is the second volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

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