Article ID: CBB000651741

Robert Woodhouse and the Evolution of Cambridge Mathematics (2006)

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The article discusses the life of British mathematician Robert Woodhouse. During the lifetime of Robert, he was characterized as the nadir of British mathematics. According to the author traces Robert's shift from a researcher in mathematics into an influential mathematician at Cambridge University in England.

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Authors & Contributors
Craik, Alex D. D.
Wood, Alastair
Wilson, David Ball
Whitaker, Andrew
Verburgt, Lukas M.
van Wyhe, John
Journals
Historia Mathematica
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
British Journal for the History of Science
British Journal for the History of Mathematics
Science and Education
Revue d'Histoire des Mathématiques
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Springer
Oxford University Press
Concepts
Mathematics
Universities and colleges
Science education and teaching
Biographies
Science
Algebra
People
Newton, Isaac
Woodhouse, Robert
Peacock, George
Darwin, Charles Robert
Hamilton, Henry Parr
Walton, William (1784-1857)
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Great Britain
British Isles
England
London (England)
Ireland
Institutions
Cambridge University
Oxford University
Royal Society of London
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