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Giovanni Battista Guccia : Pioneer of International Cooperation in Mathematics / by Benedetto Bongiorno, Guillermo P. Curbera

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerLink Bücher | Springer eBook CollectionPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018Description: Online-Ressource (XXII, 301 p. 71 illus., 53 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:
  • 9783319786674
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783319786667 | Erscheint auch als: Giovanni Battista Guccia. Druck-Ausgabe Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018. xxii, 301 Seiten | Printed edition: 9783319786667 DDC classification:
  • 510.9
MSC: MSC: *01-02 | 01A60 | 01A70 | 01A73RVK: RVK: SG 177LOC classification:
  • QA21-27
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78667-4Online resources: Summary: This book examines the life and work of mathematician Giovanni Battista Guccia, founder of the Circolo Matematico di Palermo and its renowned journal, the Rendiconti del Circolo matematico di Palermo. The authors describe how Guccia, an Italian geometer, was able to establish a mathematical society in Sicily in the late nineteenth century, which by 1914 would grow to become the largest and most international in the world, with one of the most influential journals of the time. The book highlights the challenges faced by Guccia in creating an international society in isolated Palermo, and places Guccia’s activities in the wider European context through comparisons with the formation of the London Mathematical Society and the creation of Mittag-Leffler’s Acta Mathematica in Stockholm. Based on extensive searches in European archives, this scholarly work follows both historical and scientific treads, and will appeal to those interested in the history of mathematics and science in generalSummary: 1 Background -- 2 The Formative Years -- 3 The Scientific Context -- 4 The Projects of Guccia: First Stage -- 5 The Projects of Guccia: Second Stage -- 6 Maximum Splendor -- 7 Epilogue -- 8 Appendices -- Bibliography -- ReferencesPPN: PPN: 1028037880Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SMA | ZDB-2-SXMS
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