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Collection, use, dispersal: the library of Charles Hutton and the fate of Georgian mathematics
- Abstract:
- Charles Hutton (1737–1823) collected books from his childhood onwards, and by the time of his retirement owned what he and his friends believed was the best mathematical library in England. Following a misunderstanding with the British Museum, the collection was dispersed at auction in 1816, and few of the books can now be located. This paper discusses first Hutton’s activities as a collector of mathematical print from eighteenth-century Britain and beyond; it considers how, and how effectively, he became a contributor to mathematical print himself, reusing and extending the contents of his library. Finally it describes the dispersal of his library and of the mathematical culture in which he worked.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1093/oso/9780198863953.003.0007
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+ Beeley, P
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- History Faculty
- Role:
- Editor
+ Hollings, C
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MPLS
- Department:
- Mathematical Institute
- Role:
- Editor
- ORCID:
- 0000-0003-3181-1968
+ Arts and Humanities Research Council
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/0505m1554
- Grant:
- AH/L015196/1
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Host title:
- Beyond the Learned Academy: The Practice of Mathematics, 1600-1850
- Pages:
- 158-184
- Chapter number:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Publication date:
- 2023-12-14
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9780191896293
- ISBN:
- 9780198863953
- Language:
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English
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Chapter
- Pubs id:
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1536766
- Local pid:
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pubs:1536766
- Deposit date:
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2023-09-27
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- Oxford University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2024
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- © Oxford University Press 2024.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198863953.003.0007
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