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James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World

By Karen Hunger Parshall
Hardcover
$80.95
By Karen Hunger Parshall
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Honorable Mention Winner in the Biography & Autobiography category of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards given by the Association of American Publishers

In this first biographical study of James Joseph Sylvester, Karen Hunger Parshall makes a signal contribution to the history of mathematics, Victorian history, and the history of science.

A brilliant Cambridge student at first denied a degree because of his faith, Sylvester came twice to America to teach mathematics, ultimately ...

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BiographyHistoryHistorical BiographyEuropean HistoryHistorical Biography - BritainBritish History - General & MiscellaneousBritain - Historical Biography - 19th Century19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901)