A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials: From Galilei to the Present Time (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Todhunter, Isaac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108070426 ISBN 13: 9781108070423

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A distinguished mathematician and notable university teacher, Isaac Todhunter (1820-84) became known for the successful textbooks he produced as well as for a work ethic that was extraordinary, even by Victorian standards. A scholar who read all the major European languages, Todhunter was an open-minded man who admired George Boole and helped introduce the moral science examination at Cambridge. His many gifts enabled him to produce the histories of mathematical subjects which form his lasting memorial. First published between 1886 and 1893, the present work was the last of these. Edited and completed after Todhunter's death by Karl Pearson (1857-1936), another extraordinary man who pioneered modern statistics, these volumes trace the mathematical understanding of elasticity from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Volume 1 (1886) begins with Galileo Galilei and extends to the researches of Saint-Venant up to 1850.

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Book Description:

A distinguished mathematician and notable university teacher, Isaac Todhunter (1820-84) became known in his time for his successful textbooks. Edited and completed by Karl Pearson (1857-1936), and published between 1886 and 1893, this three-part work traces the mathematical understanding of elasticity from Galileo to Lord Kelvin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108070426
• ISBN 13: 9781108070423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 950
• Editor: Pearson Karl