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Maidment, Alison
(2020).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2020.09.002
Abstract
In 1912, Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956) was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. The following year he opened the Edinburgh Mathematical Laboratory. The purpose of the Laboratory was practical instruction in topics which are now classed together as numerical analysis.
In this article I explore the inspiration, purpose, and impact of the Laboratory in the context of early 20th century British applied mathematics.
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- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0315-0860
- Keywords
- Edmund Taylor Whittaker; Edinburgh Mathematical Laboratory; numerical analysis
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Copyright Holders
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- Alison Maidment