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Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703). / Vol. 1, 1641-1659
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Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703). / Vol. 1, 1641-1659

Author: Christoph J Scriba; Philip Beeley; Oxford University Press.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents letters that cover the mid-century, giving insight into the scientific, cultural, and political developments of the time, against the background of the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth. This  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Correspondence
Named Person: John Wallis
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Christoph J Scriba; Philip Beeley; Oxford University Press.
OCLC Number: 316277254
Description: 1 online resource (608 p.)
Contents: Preface ; Introduction ; Editorial Principles and Abbreviations ; Correspondence (198 individual correspondences including Wallis to Fermat, R.Cromwell, Huygens, Digby, Poole, Brouncker) ; Biographies of Correspondents ; List of Manuscripts ; Bibliography ; List of Letters ; Index
Responsibility: Christoph Scriba and Philip Beeley.
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We get a rich and fascinating view of Wallis's professional transactions during the Interregnum, and particularly his emergence as a mathematician of international stature. Michael Hunter, Studies in Read more...

 
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