What mathematics Rittenhouse knew
pp. 69-89
Abstract
New evidence suggests that David Rittenhouse (1732–1796) may have been a more mathematically sophisticated scientist than has previously been thought. Based on his correspondence with Jefferson, some of the scratch work in his diary, and a new examination of some of the mathematical literature known to have passed through his hands as Librarian of the American Philosophical Society (APS), Rittenhouse's mathematical papers appear in a different light.
Publication details
Published in:
Zack Maria, Schlimm Dirk (2018) Research in history and philosophy of mathematics: the CSHPM 2017 annual meeting in Toronto, Ontario. Basel, Birkhäuser.
Pages: 69-89
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90983-7_5
Full citation:
Alexander Marion W. (2018) „What mathematics Rittenhouse knew“, In: M. Zack & D. Schlimm (eds.), Research in history and philosophy of mathematics, Basel, Birkhäuser, 69–89.