The Edinburgh Mathematical Laboratory and Edmund Taylor Whittaker's role in the early development of numerical analysis in Britain

IF 0.5 3区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Historia Mathematica Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hm.2020.09.002

Alison Maidment

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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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爱丁堡数学实验室和埃德蒙·泰勒·惠特克在英国数值分析早期发展中的作用

1912年，埃德蒙·泰勒·惠特克(Edmund Taylor Whittaker, 1873-1956)被任命为爱丁堡大学数学教授。第二年，他成立了爱丁堡数学实验室。实验室的目的是在现在被归类为数值分析的主题中进行实践指导。在这篇文章中，我将探讨20世纪早期英国应用数学背景下实验室的灵感、目的和影响。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

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Historia Mathematica 数学-科学史与科学哲学

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期刊介绍： Historia Mathematica publishes historical scholarship on mathematics and its development in all cultures and time periods. In particular, the journal encourages informed studies on mathematicians and their work in historical context, on the histories of institutions and organizations supportive of the mathematical endeavor, on historiographical topics in the history of mathematics, and on the interrelations between mathematical ideas, science, and the broader culture.