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Comprehensive and elegantly composed, this biography makes clear the scope of Arthur Cayley's prodigious achievements, firmly enshrining him as the "Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age." Num Pages: 784 pages, 57, 50 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Arthur Cayley (1821-1895) was one of the most prolific and important mathematicians of the Victorian era. His influence still pervades modern mathematics, in group theory (Cayley's theorem), matrix algebra (the Cayley-Hamilton theorem), and invariant theory, where he made his most significant contributions. Yet Cayley's life has been overlooked by historians, who have lavished far more attention on lesser figures. Mathematician and biographer Tony Crilly, the world's leading authority on Cayley, rectifies this oversight with the first definitive account of his life. Born in England, Cayley spent his childhood in St. Petersburg, where his father was a commercial agent. After ... Read more
Arthur Cayley (1821-1895) was one of the most prolific and important mathematicians of the Victorian era. His influence still pervades modern mathematics, in group theory (Cayley's theorem), matrix algebra (the Cayley-Hamilton theorem), and invariant theory, where he made his most significant contributions. Yet Cayley's life has been overlooked by historians, who have lavished far more attention on lesser figures. Mathematician and biographer Tony Crilly, the world's leading authority on Cayley, rectifies this oversight with the first definitive account of his life. Born in England, Cayley spent his childhood in St. Petersburg, where his father was a commercial agent. After ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801880117
SKU
V9780801880117
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About Tony Crilly
Tony Crilly is a Reader in mathematical sciences at Middlesex University.
Reviews for Arthur Cayley
The real subject of Crilly's monumental biography is the surrounding galaxy of British mathematicians and milieu in which they operated. Nature 2006 Fluid, readable style... Highly recommended. Choice 2006 This well-written biography... is full of shrewd observation and careful analysis.
Jeremy Gray MAA Online 2006 First full-length account of Cayley's life... Anyone interested in the emerging role of the ... Read more
Jeremy Gray MAA Online 2006 First full-length account of Cayley's life... Anyone interested in the emerging role of the ... Read more