A proportional view: the mathematics of James Glenie (1750-1817)
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: A proportional view: the mathematics of James Glenie (1750-1817)
zbMATH Open document ID: 1175.01019
author: A. D. D. Craik
published in: Historia Mathematica
publication date: 2009-08-12T00:00:00Z
review text: The paper gives a re-evaluation of the mathematical work of James Glenie. Starting from a biographical sketch and a short characterization of Glenie's mathematical environment, the paper offers a rather detailed description of Glenie's mathematical papers and achievements. The author explains the rooting of Glenie's mathematics in the Euclidean geometrical tradition, particularly the theory of proportions, as well as the fact that his continuing focus on this matter made Glenie an outsider regarding the mainstream mathematics of his days notwithstanding that his papers contain some interesting ideas and results.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A50
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A55
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A70
zbMATH DE Number: 5593956
zbMATH Keywords: 18th century
zbMATH Keywords: British mathematics
zbMATH Keywords: theory of proportions
zbMATH Keywords: Euclidean geometry
zbMATH Keywords: early calculus
zbMATH Keywords: binomial theorem
reviewed by: Siegfried J. Gottwald
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: j.hm.2008.12.001
OpenAlex ID: W2090319514
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DOI: 10.1016/J.HM.2008.12.001
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5593956