From Servant to Queen : a journey through Victorian Mathematics /
John Heard.
- 267 pages, 23 cm.
GBP 34.99/-
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Setting the scene -- The legacy of Newton -- The London Mathematical Society -- The pure mathematician as hero -- Mathematicians in an aethereal world -- Apologias for pure mathematicians -- Embracing beauty -- Epilogue.
9781107124134 (hbk.)
Hardy, G. H. 1877-1947.
Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography. Mathematics--History--19th century. Mathematics--History--20th century. Aesthetics. Mathematics in nature.