Mathematics and social utopias in France : Olinde Rodrigues and his times

Author(s)

• Altmann, Simon L.
• Ortiz, Eduardo L.

Bibliographic Information

Mathematics and social utopias in France : Olinde Rodrigues and his times

Simon Altmann, Eduardo L. Ortiz, editors

（History of mathematics, v. 28）

American Mathematical Society, c2005

• : pbk

Note

"London Mathematical Society."

"In order to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the death of Olinde Rodrigues, we organized a conference that took place on 1 December 2001 at the Department of Mathematics of Imperial College, London, supported by the London Mathematical Society and the Société Mathématique de France. ... So, instead of publishing the papers as given on that day, ..."--Pref., p. ix

"Bibliography of Olinde Rodrigues's works": p. 34-38

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Social reformer, banker, and mathematician, Olinde Rodrigues is a fascinating figure of nineteenth-century Paris. Information about him is obscure - scattered in publications on history, mathematics, and the social sciences - and often inaccurate. Rodrigues left no papers or archives. Here, for the first time, is an authoritative account of his family history, education, and important mathematical works. Written by a team of prominent mathematicians and historians, the book comprises the interests and associations that make Rodrigues such a remarkable character in the history of mathematics. This is a superb panorama of nineteenth-century France, portrayed through the life and work of Olinde Rodrigues.The beginning chapters attempt to recreate the scientific and social background of nineteenth-century Paris and Rodrigues' place in it. The following chapters discuss his contributions to a variety of mathematical fields (e.g., orthogonal polynomials, combinatorics, and rotations). The final chapters discuss contemporary reactions to his mathematical work. Sufficient background is given to make it accessible to readers familiar with basic college mathematics. The book is suitable for specialists in the history of mathematics and/or science, graduate students, and mathematicians.

Table of Contents

Introduction by S. Altmann and E. L. Ortiz Olinde Rodrigues and his times by S. Altmann, D. Siminovitch, and B. M. Ratcliffe Towards a better understanding of Olinde Rodrigues and his circle: Family and faith in his life and career by B. M. Ratcliffe Euphrasie and Olinde Rodrigues: The 'woman question' within Saint-Simonism by P. Ferruta Rodrigues's early work in mathematics, 1813-1816 by I. Grattan-Guinness The 1839 paper on permutations: Its relation to the Rodrigues formula and further developments by R. Askey Olinde Rodrigues and combinatorics by U. Tamm Olinde Rodrigues's paper of 1840 on a group of transformations by J. Gray After Rodrigues: From rotations to quaternions by E. L. Ortiz Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA74998899
• ISBN:
  • 0821838601
  • 0821842536
• LCCN: 2005048180
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Providence, R.I.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 168 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA29.R58
  • DC22 : 510/.944/09034
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Rodrigues, Olinde, 1794-1850
  • LCSH : Mathematicians -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Biography
  • LCSH : Mathematics -- France -- History -- 19th century
  • LCSH : Jews -- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA04858793