Oxford Figures
Eight Centuries of the Mathematical Sciences
Second Edition
Edited by John Fauvel, Raymond Flood, and Robin Wilson
Table of Contents
Foreword to Second Edition, Marcus du Sautoy
Foreword to First Edition, I. M. James
Introduction: Eight centuries of mathematical traditions, John Fauvel
PART I: EARLY DAYS
1. Medieval Oxford, John North
2. Renaissance Oxford, John Fauvel and Robert Goulding
3. Mathematical instruments, Willem Hackmann
PART II: THE 17th CENTURY
4. The first professors, Allan Chapman
5. John Wallis, Raymond Flood
6. Edmond Halley, Allan Chapman
PART III: THE 18th CENTURY
7. Oxford's Newtonian school, Allan Chapman
8. Georgian Oxford, John Fauvel
9. Thomas Hornsby and the Radcliffe Observatory, Allan Chapman
PART IV: THE VICTORIAN ERA
10. The 19th century, Keith Hannabuss
11. Henry Smith, Keith Hannabuss
12. Charles Dodgson, Robin Wilson
13. James Joseph Sylvester, John Fauvel
PART V: THE MODERN ERA
14. The 20th century, Margaret E. Rayner
15. Some personal reminiscences, Sir Michael Atiyah
Epilogue: Recent developments, Peter M. Neumann