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Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928L’Enseignement Mathématique and Its Internationalist Ambitions During the Turmoil of WWI and the 1920s

Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928: L’Enseignement... [The present chapter deals with the evolution of the journal L’Enseignement Mathématique up to the end of the 1920s. Created in 1899 with the sponsorship of leading figures in mathematics from all countries, the journal aimed to be a “universal and fraternal” instrument in the service of all those interested in the teaching of mathematics throughout the world. In 1908, it became, at the fourth ICM in Rome, the official organ of the CIEM (Commission internationale pour l’enseignement mathématique or ICMI—International Commission on Mathematical Instruction). Until 1914, the front cover of each volume of this journal proudly displayed a list of the sponsorship committee members, which included illustrious mathematicians from fifteen countries; but this list was replaced in 1915 with the simple mention of the role of the journal as the official organ of the ICMI, and this statement in turn disappeared in 1924, after which only the description “international journal” appeared. The examination of two specific sections of this journal, the bibliography devoted to publications and the section detailing ICMI activities, enables comparison of the changes that occurred before the war and in the 1920s, and provides a look at the new post-war mathematical landscape, including the destiny of its old and new institutions and its old and new periodicals.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928L’Enseignement Mathématique and Its Internationalist Ambitions During the Turmoil of WWI and the 1920s

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Editors: Mazliak, Laurent; Tazzioli, Rossana
Gispert, Hélène
Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928 — Mar 28, 2021
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-61682-3
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63 –88
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10.1007/978-3-030-61683-0_3
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[The present chapter deals with the evolution of the journal L’Enseignement Mathématique up to the end of the 1920s. Created in 1899 with the sponsorship of leading figures in mathematics from all countries, the journal aimed to be a “universal and fraternal” instrument in the service of all those interested in the teaching of mathematics throughout the world. In 1908, it became, at the fourth ICM in Rome, the official organ of the CIEM (Commission internationale pour l’enseignement mathématique or ICMI—International Commission on Mathematical Instruction). Until 1914, the front cover of each volume of this journal proudly displayed a list of the sponsorship committee members, which included illustrious mathematicians from fifteen countries; but this list was replaced in 1915 with the simple mention of the role of the journal as the official organ of the ICMI, and this statement in turn disappeared in 1924, after which only the description “international journal” appeared. The examination of two specific sections of this journal, the bibliography devoted to publications and the section detailing ICMI activities, enables comparison of the changes that occurred before the war and in the 1920s, and provides a look at the new post-war mathematical landscape, including the destiny of its old and new institutions and its old and new periodicals.]

Published: Mar 28, 2021

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