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Arthur Cayley FRS ( / ˈkeɪli /; 16 August 1821 – 26 January 1895) was a British mathematician who worked mostly on algebra. He helped found the modern British school of pure mathematics . As a child, Cayley enjoyed solving complex maths problems for amusement. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he excelled in Greek, French, German ...
Arthur Cayley (born August 16, 1821, Richmond, Surrey, England—died January 26, 1895, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English mathematician and leader of the British school of pure mathematics that emerged in the 19th century. Although Cayley was born in England, his first seven years were spent in St. Petersburg, Russia, where his parents ...
Cayley was Britain's outstanding pure mathematician of the nineteenth century. An algebraist, analyst, and geometer, he was able to link these vast domains of study. More than fifty concepts and theorems of mathematics bear his name. By the end of his life he was revered by mathematicians the world over.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Cayley, Arthur. ( b. Richmond, Surrey, England 16 August 1821; d. Cambridge, England, 26 January 1895), mathematics, astronomy. Cayley was the second son of Henry Cayley, a merchant living in St. Petersburg, and Maria Antonia Doughty. He was born during a short visit by his parents to England, and most of his first eight year were spent in Russia.
I highly recommend Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age as a valuable addition to one’s personal or institutional library. There is everything to enjoy about this book: the writing, the content, the essential tribute to Cayley’s life and contributions.
3 days ago · Cayley, Arthur (1821–1895) (1821–1895) British mathematicianBorn in Richmond, Cayley studied mathematics at Cambridge University, but before becoming a professional mathematician spent 14 years working as a barrister. He was forced to do this since he was unwilling to take holy orders – which at that time was a necessary condition of ...
Arthur Cayley is undoubtedly the best known English mathematician of the 19th century, and this well-written biography is the first we have of him. Tony Crilly has spent twenty years researching and writing it, and it is full of shrewd observation and careful analysis. Perhaps the hardest thing for a modern reader to understand is the nature of ...
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