Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: John Wallis
Publisher: Correspondence of John Wallis
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2012-05-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0198569475

Vol. 2: This is the second in a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England.

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: Philip Beeley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 653
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191030694

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616 -1703) is a critically acclaimed resource in the history of early modern science. Volume IV covers the period from 1672 to April 1675 and contains over eighty previously unpublished letters. It documents Wallis's role in the crucial debate over the method of tangents involving figures such as Sluse, James Gregory, Hudde, Barrow, Newton, and Christiaan Huygens. In this way it illuminates further an important part of the history of the calculus. Wallis's letters also provide valuable new insights into mathematical book production and the importance of the international exchange of books in the growth and dissemination of mathematical knowledge. We learn more about the part played by the intelligencer John Collins and the astronomer royal John Flamsteed in the edition of Jeremiah Horrox's Opera posthuma, published by Wallis in 1673. There are also new insights on the background to Wallis's early work on equations, and the reasons why he criticized Gaston Pardies's proposed tract on motion. The causes of the breakdown in Wallis's epistolary relation to Christiaan Huygens following the publication of the Horologium oscillatorium in 1673 are also revealed. Many letters reflect Wallis's active involvement in the Royal Society. Through the medium of correspondence the Savilian professor participated in numerous debates such as those over the anomalous suspension of mercury in the Torricellian tube or Hevelius's use of plain sights in positional astronomy. The volume allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the background to these debates. Furthermore, the volume throws important new light on the history of the University of Oxford and of the University Press in the early modern period. As keeper of the University Archives, Wallis was one of the institution's highest officers. Scarcely any event of note concerning the University did not require his involvement in some way, and this is reflected in numerous letters and documents which the volume publishes for the first time.

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: Philip Beeley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2005-01-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0191524131

This is the second volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: John Wallis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 653
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0198569483

Vol. 2: This is the second in a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England.

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: Philip Beeley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-07-24
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780198510666

This is the first of a six volume edition of the correspondence of John Wallis, who was a central figure in the scientific revolution in 17th century England. The letters contained in this volume, which covers the mid-century, give unique insight into the scientific, cultural, and political developments of the time, against the background of the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth.

Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions

Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions
Author: Jason M. Rampelt
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004409149

Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions is an intellectual biography of John Wallis (1616-1703), professor of mathematics at Oxford for over half a century. His career spans the political tumult of the English Civil Wars, the religious upheaval of the Church of England, and the fascinating developments in mathematics and natural philosophy. His ability to navigate this terrain and advance human learning in the academic world was facilitated by his use of the Jesuit Francisco Suarez’s theory of distinctions. This Roman Catholic’s philosophy in the hands of a Protestant divine fostered an instrumentalism necessary to bridge the old and new. With this tool, Wallis brought modern science into the university and helped form the Royal Society.

The Arithmetic of Infinitesimals

The Arithmetic of Infinitesimals
Author: John Wallis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1475743122

John Wallis (1616-1703) was the most influential English mathematician prior to Newton. He published his most famous work, Arithmetica Infinitorum, in Latin in 1656. This book studied the quadrature of curves and systematised the analysis of Descartes and Cavelieri. Upon publication, this text immediately became the standard book on the subject and was frequently referred to by subsequent writers. This will be the first English translation of this text ever to be published.

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: Philip Beeley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2005-01-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780198566014

This is the second volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Author: John Wallis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 723
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0198566018

This is the second volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.