TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heard,John
TI  - From servant to queen: a journey through Victorian Mathematics 
SN  - 9781316415726 (ebook)
AV  - QA29.H23 H43 2019
U1  - 510.92/241 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Hardy, G. H.
KW  - Mathematicians
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Aesthetics
KW  - Mathematics in nature
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Mar 2019); Setting the scene -- The legacy of Newton -- The London Mathematical Society -- The pure mathematician as hero -- Mathematicians in an aethereal world -- Apologias for pure mathematicians -- Embracing beauty -- Epilogue
N2  - With a few notable exceptions, pure mathematics in Britain at the beginning of the nineteenth century was mainly a recreation for amateurs. Drawing on primary sources, John Heard provides an engaging account of the process by which it rose to become an academic discipline of repute which by the First World War was led by G. H. Hardy, and supported by the internationally-respected London Mathematical Society. In chronicling that rise, this book describes key contributions and the social environment in which mathematicians operated, using contemporary commentary where appropriate. No mathematical knowledge is required, and readers with a wide range of interests and backgrounds will find much to enjoy here. The material is presented from an impartial point of view, and provides full references to help any researchers who want to dig deeper into the original sources. The result is a unique insight into the world of Victorian mathematics and science
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316415726
ER  -