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Charles Hutton: 'One of the greatest mathematicians in Europe'?
- Abstract:
- Charles Hutton, 1737–1823. If you are interested in eighteenth- or nineteenth century British mathematics, you’ve heard of him; you’ve quite probably used his 1795 Dictionary as a historical source. You quite possibly don’t know much else. I’m at present working on an AHRC-funded biography of Charles Hutton, together with an edition of his hundred-odd surviving letters. This article reflects on the nature and significance of Hutton’s achievements, and what his example tells us about mathematical biography more generally.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/17498430.2016.1236319
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Journal:
- BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 91-99
- Publication date:
- 2016-12-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-09-11
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1749-8341
- ISSN:
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1749-8430
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642270
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2016-09-12
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- © 2016 British Society for the History of Mathematics
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from British Society for the History of Mathematics at: 10.1080/17498430.2016.1236319
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