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In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsA Corfiot Scientist in the Russian Empire: The Case of Nikephoros Theotokis (1731–1800)

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons: A Corfiot... [Nikephoros Theotokis who was formed in Italy, constitutes an important figure of the Greek Enlightenment. Mainly by his 3 Volumes treatise, Elements of mathematics published in Moscow thanks to Zosimas brothers’ generosity, offered to the enslaved nation a very modern manual for the teaching of mathematics. It might be stressed that in his Physics, as well as in the 3rd Volume of his Elements of mathematics he introduced differential and integral calculus in Greek.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsA Corfiot Scientist in the Russian Empire: The Case of Nikephoros Theotokis (1731–1800)

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Editors: Borgato, Maria Teresa; Phili, Christine
Phili, Christine
In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons — Apr 14, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
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978-3-030-80248-6
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85 –105
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-80249-3_4
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[Nikephoros Theotokis who was formed in Italy, constitutes an important figure of the Greek Enlightenment. Mainly by his 3 Volumes treatise, Elements of mathematics published in Moscow thanks to Zosimas brothers’ generosity, offered to the enslaved nation a very modern manual for the teaching of mathematics. It might be stressed that in his Physics, as well as in the 3rd Volume of his Elements of mathematics he introduced differential and integral calculus in Greek.]

Published: Apr 14, 2022

Keywords: Nikephoros Theotokis; Academy of Iassy; Eugenios Voulgaris; Catherine the Great; Zosimas brothers; Greek Enlightenment; Elements of mathematics

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