Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
by Alexander MacFarlane
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians is a collection of biographies about famous mathematicians from the 19th century.
Source: MacFarlane, A. (1916). Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians. London, England: Chapman and Hall.
- Preface
- The preface to the book.
- Chapter 1: "George Peacock"
- A biography of George Peacock.
- Chapter 2: "Augustus De Morgan"
- A biography of Augustus De Morgan.
- Chapter 3: "Sir William Rowan Hamilton"
- A biography of Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
- Chapter 4: "George Boole"
- A biography of George Boole.
- Chapter 5: "Arthur Cayley"
- A biography of Arthur Cayley.
- Chapter 6: "William Kingdon Clifford"
- A biography of William Kingdon Clifford.
- Chapter 7: "Henry John Stephen Smith"
- A biography of Henry John Stephen Smith.
- Chapter 8: "James Joseph Sylvester"
- A biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
- Chapter 9: "Thomas Penyngton Kirkman"
- A biography of Thomas Penyngton Kirkman.
- Chapter 10: "Isaac Todhunter"
- A biography of Isaac Todhunter.
- Year Published: 1916
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: England
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 12.0
- Word Count: 50,325
- Genre: Informational
- Keywords: math history