Article ID: CBB000771369

Launching Mathematical Research without a Formal Mandate: The Role of University-Affiliated Journals in Britain, 1837--1870 (2007)

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For much of the 19th century, the systems of higher education in Britain provided no formal mandate for students to conduct research. This article explores the conditions facing junior mathematicians who wanted to launch research in this environment and the university-affiliated mathematical journals that provided encouragement and direction for their research.

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Authors & Contributors
Despeaux, Sloan Evans
Krause, Kelly
Gielas, Anna
Worthen, Dennis B.
Wadge, Elisabeth
Turner, Laura E.
Concepts
Periodicals; serials
Mathematics
Research
Universities and colleges
Publishers and publishing
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Stockholm (Sweden)
Cambridge (England)
Japan
Institutions
Berlin University
Royal Society of London
Oxford University
Cambridge University
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