Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson, and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics
This book tells one of the greatest stories in the history of school mathematics. Two of the names in the title—Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton—need no introduction, and this book draws attention to their special contributions to the history of school mathe
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Nerida F. Ellerton M.A. (Ken) Clements
Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson, and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics A History of the Royal Mathematical School Within Christ’s Hospital, London 1673–1868
History of Mathematics Education
Series Editors Nerida F. Ellerton M. A. (Ken) Clements
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13545
“The Royal Mathematical School went through some vicissitudes in its early days and for a century or more Mathemats were the bully-boys of the Hospital and the terror of townees, but the R.M.S. inspired both Peter the Great (with the aid of two lads straight out of the Hospital) and Louis XIV to set up similar institutions in their own kingdoms, and before long Mathemats were proving their worth not only in the Royal Navy ... but also in the Maritime Service of the East India Company and captains of “Bombay Buccaneers.” However, the greatest glory of the R.M.S. is in the history of exploration. A Mathemat surveyed the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, there were Mathemats—and the man who became the greatest Master of the R.M.S.—with Cook when he circumnavigated the world. Mathemats helped to open up the American West. Mathemats explored the interior of Australia.” (p. 22) Allan, G. A. T., & Morpurgo, J. E. (1984). Christ’s Hospital. London, UK: Town & Country Books.
Nerida F. Ellerton • M. A. (Ken) Clements
Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson, and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics A History of the Royal Mathematical School Within Christ’s Hospital, London 1673-1868
Foreword by Benjamin Wardhaugh
Nerida F. Ellerton Department of Mathematics Illinois State University Normal, Illinois, USA
M. A. (Ken) Clements Department of Mathematics Illinois State University Normal, Illinois, USA
ISSN 2509-9736 ISSN 2509-9744 (electronic) History of Mathematics Education ISBN 978-3-319-46656-9 ISBN 978-3-319-46657-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46657-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959406 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warran
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