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Augustus de morgan polymath. — Augustus De Morgan 1 Introduction T here is no single De Morgan archive, and, tantalisingly, much of Augustus De Morgan’s activity is unrecorded. However, as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography notes, De Morgan ‘was a prolific correspondent Sep 6, 2024 · I hope it will stir up renewed interest in Augustus De Morgan and in his superb collection at Senate House Library. 5 De Morgan’s personal copy of a volume containing his twelve biographies of eminent scientists, originally published in The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs (1833–37), features several witty and whimsical drawings, including this cartoon of ‘Saturn and his Ring’—further evidence of his playful and somewhat eccentric sense of humour. Richards, ‘Augustus De Morgan, the History of Mathematics, and the Foundations of Algebra’, Isis, 78 (1987), 7–30; Adrian Rice, ‘Augustus De Morgan: Historian of Science’, History of Science, 34 (1996 The Case of Augustus De Morgan’, American Mathematical Monthly, 106 (1999), 534–52; and on De Morgan as historian, see Joan L. Few drafts of publications remain, for example, and no documentation about his library in terms of accessions records—if he ever kept a list of acquisitions—or Fig. Sep 4, 2024 · When Augustus De Morgan died in 1871, he was described as ‘one of the profoundest mathematicians in the United Kingdom’ and even as ‘the greatest of our mathematicians’. Verburgt PART II The Case of Augustus De Morgan’, American Mathematical Monthly, 106 (1999), 534–52; and on De Morgan as historian, see Joan L. De Morgan, Periodicals and Encyclopaedias Olivier Bruneau 5. Because much of his voluminous written output on various subjects was scattered throughout journals and encyclopaedias, the breadth of his interests and contributions has This edited collection celebrates De Morgan as a polymath. Sylvester 1 Introduction C ontemporaries of Augustus De Morgan described him as ‘one of the most eminent mathematicians and logicians of his time’ and ‘one of the profoundest and subtlest thinkers of the nineteenth century’. Jun 9, 2025 · Augustus De Morgan is arguably one of the more elusive figures in the history of nineteenth-century British mathematics, known principally nowadays for the eponymous “De Morgan’s Laws” in logic and Jun 16, 2024 · When Augustus De Morgan died in 1871, he was described as ‘one of the profoundest mathematicians in the United Kingdom’ and even as ‘the greatest of our mathematicians’. Richards, ‘Augustus De Morgan, the History of Mathematics, and the Foundations of Algebra’, Isis, 78 (1987), 7–30; Adrian Rice, ‘Augustus De Morgan: Historian of Science’, History of Science, 34 (1996 Logic, the only science which is admitted to have made no improvements in century after century, is the only one which has grown no symbols. — Augustus De Morgan 1 Introduction A lthough most logicians of the present day are familiar with the propositional laws regarding conjunction, disjunction and negation that have come to bear Augustus De Morgan’s name, little is known about his The history of science is almost entirely the history of books and manuscripts. Because much of his voluminous written output on various subjects was scattered throughout journals and encyclopaedias, the breadth of his interests and contributions has here is no single De Morgan archive, and, tantalisingly, much of Augustus De Morgan’s activity is unrecorded. Augustus De Morgan, polymath: new perspectives on his life and legacy. De Morgan and Mathematics Adrian Rice 2. Contents Introduction De Morgan: Polymath Karen Attar, Adrian Rice and Christopher Stray PART I: SCIENTIFIC WORK 1. J. ed by Attar, Karen, and Stray, Christopher [Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2024] Pdf. Drawing together multiple elements of his activity from a range of publications and archives, its contributors re-assess his academic work, his place in his intellectual environment, and his legacy. 2 His mathematical publications spanned an impressive array of subjects, including . (RAS MSS De Morgan 3, reproduced by De Morgan did not write mathematics; He wrote about mathematics! — J. Few drafts of publications remain, for example, and no documentation about his library in terms of accessions records—if he ever kept a list of acquisitions—or invoices. Augustus De Morgan, Astronomy and Almanacs Daniel Belteki 4. Augustus De Morgan: Meta-Scientific Rebel Lukas M. But he was far more than just a mathematician. De Morgan and Logic Anna-Sophie Heinemann 3. Augustus De Morgan, Polymath: New Perspectives on His Life and Legacy, edited by Karen Attar, Adrian Rice and Christopher Stray, was published by OpenBook Publishers on 4 September 2024. Readers are always welcome. 4r 6a5 9rr rn4hc cyr5gyc h0x8n kfe kbo 6ntd l4klz8