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Mathematical Correspondences and Critical EditionsHistoriographical Change and Editorial Practice: The Origins of the Edition of the Correspondence of John Wallis (1616–1703)

Mathematical Correspondences and Critical Editions: Historiographical Change and Editorial... [The edition of the correspondence of John Wallis (1616–1703) has had a relatively long and varied history, being conceived originally by Christoph J. Scriba as a small companion volume of those letters of the great Oxford mathematician that had not already appeared elsewhere, in publications such as the Correspondence of Isaac Newton or the Œuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens. In this chapter, the author charts the evolution of the Wallis Edition from those initial plans through to the major critical edition that is now in progress. Drawing on Scriba’s own letters and papers, he argues that the history of the Wallis Edition mirrors changes that have taken place in the nature and outlook of the history of mathematics itself; changes on which Scriba reflected intensely during his lifetime and to which he contributed both through his writings and his historiographical practice.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Mathematical Correspondences and Critical EditionsHistoriographical Change and Editorial Practice: The Origins of the Edition of the Correspondence of John Wallis (1616–1703)

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Editors: Borgato, Maria Teresa; Neuenschwander, Erwin; Passeron, Irène
Beeley, Philip
Mathematical Correspondences and Critical Editions — Mar 23, 2019
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
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978-3-319-73575-7
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1 –25
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10.1007/978-3-319-73577-1_1
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[The edition of the correspondence of John Wallis (1616–1703) has had a relatively long and varied history, being conceived originally by Christoph J. Scriba as a small companion volume of those letters of the great Oxford mathematician that had not already appeared elsewhere, in publications such as the Correspondence of Isaac Newton or the Œuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens. In this chapter, the author charts the evolution of the Wallis Edition from those initial plans through to the major critical edition that is now in progress. Drawing on Scriba’s own letters and papers, he argues that the history of the Wallis Edition mirrors changes that have taken place in the nature and outlook of the history of mathematics itself; changes on which Scriba reflected intensely during his lifetime and to which he contributed both through his writings and his historiographical practice.]

Published: Mar 23, 2019

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