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The Early History of the Cornell Mathematics Department: A Case Study in the Emergence of the American Mathematical Research Community

✍ Scribed by Gary G. Cochell

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 195 KB
Volume: 25
Category: Article
ISSN: 0315-0860
DOI: 10.1006/hmat.1997.2183

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✦ Synopsis

In this paper I describe the early history of the Cornell University mathematics department in the historical context of the late 19th century. In particular, I show that it is a case study of the emergence of the American mathematical community.

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