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A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of MathematicsYixing (一行) in Paris

A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of... [The Pantheon in Paris is a Catholic temple that was transformed into a secular mausoleum dedicated to the memory, glorification, and commemoration of the most illustrious French citizens. This transformation took place in 1791 by a decree of the revolutionaries under the short-lived First French Republic (1792-1804), which was established after the Revolution of 1789 but then overthrown by Napoleon. Erected on top of the montagne Sainte-Geneviève on the left bank of the river Seine, this neo-classical mausoleum occupies a highly symbolic position, not only because Sainte-Geneviève is the name of a Parisian ‘mountain’ (in fact a modest hill, something like one hundred meters above sea level). It is most noteworthy, however, because of a shepherdess named Geneviève (ca. 422-512), who was credited with having repelled the attack of Attila’s Huns against this original Parisian settlement, which would later become the cultural heart of Paris during the Middle Ages.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of MathematicsYixing (一行) in Paris

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
ISBN
978-3-319-12029-4
Pages
153 –163
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-12030-0_7
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[The Pantheon in Paris is a Catholic temple that was transformed into a secular mausoleum dedicated to the memory, glorification, and commemoration of the most illustrious French citizens. This transformation took place in 1791 by a decree of the revolutionaries under the short-lived First French Republic (1792-1804), which was established after the Revolution of 1789 but then overthrown by Napoleon. Erected on top of the montagne Sainte-Geneviève on the left bank of the river Seine, this neo-classical mausoleum occupies a highly symbolic position, not only because Sainte-Geneviève is the name of a Parisian ‘mountain’ (in fact a modest hill, something like one hundred meters above sea level). It is most noteworthy, however, because of a shepherdess named Geneviève (ca. 422-512), who was credited with having repelled the attack of Attila’s Huns against this original Parisian settlement, which would later become the cultural heart of Paris during the Middle Ages.]

Published: May 13, 2015

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