Correspondence of Luigi Cremona (1830-1903)
Subtitle: conserved in the Department of Mathematics, "Sapienza", University of Rome
By: general editor, Giorgio Israel ; editors of the correspondence, Martina Bec̆vár̆ová [and eighteen others]
Contributors: Bečvářová, Martina, editor
Series: De diversis artibus -- t. 97, n.s. 60; De diversis artibus -- t. 97.
Publisher: Brepols
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Turnhout
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1828
ISBN-13: 9782503554518; 9782503554525; 9782503554532
Subjects: Correspondence; Mathematicians; Records and correspondence; Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza." Dipartimento di matematica; Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza."
Description: This two volume set of the Collection of Studies of the International Academy of the History of Science presents a collection of about 1100 letters addressed to the Italian mathematician and statesman Luigi Cremona, mainly from foreign mathematicians, from 1860 to 1901, conserved in the Guido Castelnuovo, Department of Mathematics of Sapienza University of Rome. These letters were written by about 170 correspondents from 18 different countries and offer a vivid picture of the international network of mathematicians in the second half of the nineteenth century, including their political sentiments, mathematical interests (especially in the area of geometry) and cultural aims. The letters are presented by correspondent, in their original language (English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish).

This new volume of the Collection of Studies of the International Academy of the History of Science presents a collection of about 1100 letters addressed to the Italian mathematician and statesman Luigi Cremona, mainly from foreign mathematicians, from 1860 to 1901, conserved in the &#x93;Guido Castelnuovo&#x94; Departments of Mathematics of &#x93;Sapienza&#x94; University of Rome. These letters &#x96; written by about 170 correspondents from 18 different countries &#x96; offer a vivid picture of the international network of mathematicians in the second half of the nineteenth century, including their political sentiments, mathematical interests (especially in the area of geometry) and cultural aims. 0The letters are presented by correspondent, in their original language (English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish), with notes and a short biographical note and introduction. This edition offers an insight into the consolidation of a &#x93;Europe of Science&#x94; in the late Modern Age. The volume is introduced by an essay by Giorgio Israël and completed by a bibliography of Cremona&#x92;s works, an index of names, and a chronological index.
Notes: Includes a biography of Luigi Cremona with a bibliography of his works in vol. 1, pages 33-71.

Includes index of names and a chronological index in vol. 2.

Includes short biographies of each correspondent preceding their letters to Cremona.

Includes bibliographical references.