The Collected Mathematical Papers: Volume 4 (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics) - Softcover

Cayley, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108004962 ISBN 13: 9781108004961

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Arthur Cayley (1821–1895) was a key figure in the creation of modern algebra. He studied mathematics at Cambridge and published three papers while still an undergraduate. He then qualified as a lawyer and published about 250 mathematical papers during his fourteen years at the Bar. In 1863 he took a significant salary cut to become the first Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at Cambridge, where he continued to publish at a phenomenal rate on nearly every aspect of the subject, his most important work being in matrices, geometry and abstract groups. In 1883 he became president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Publication of his Collected Papers - 967 papers in 13 volumes plus an index volume - began in 1889 and was completed after his death by his successor in the Sadleirian Chair. This volume contains 76 papers published between 1856 and 1862, plus one from 1891.

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Book Description:

This volume contains 77 papers published between 1856 and 1862 by the prolific Victorian mathematician Arthur Cayley. A key figure in the creation of modern algebra, Cayley went on to become Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at Cambridge, and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1108004962
• ISBN 13: 9781108004961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 640