An Introduction to Mathematical Physics

Houstoun, R.A.

Published by Longmans, Green & Co., 1912

Condition: Good Hardcover

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In good condition. Light wear to extremities. Corners and extremes scuffed and bumped. Light soiling to cloth. Toning to front flyleaf. K.P. Williams C. Truesdell Summer 1958, Gift of K.P. Williams written on top right corner of flyleaf. Light toning to edges of text block. Free of known markings. Binding intact. Please see photos. Important mathematical provenances of Kenneth Power Williams and Clifford Truesdell. Kenneth Powers Williams (1887-1958) was a professor of mathematics at Indiana University, a distinguished soldier, and a Reserve Officers' Training Corps commander. He was known as the "Father of ROTC" at Indiana University. This was gift to Truesdell before his death in September 1958. Clifford Truesdell, an American mathematician, natural philosopher, and historian of science. He completed a Ph.D in mathematics at Princeton University. afterwards he was hired for a decade by the U.S. Navy to do mechanics research. He was a professor at Johns Hopkins University from 1961 until his retirement in 1989. He was founder and editor-in-chief of the journals Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis and Archive for History of Exact Sciences. Seller Inventory # COLN1912ABCA

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Title: An Introduction to Mathematical Physics

Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co.

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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