Cohen, Daniel J. 1968-

Equations from God : pure mathematics and Victorian faith / Daniel J. Cohen. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (x, 242 pages). - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of mathematics . - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of mathematics. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.

Introduction : The allure of pure mathematics in the Victorian Age -- Heavenly symbols : sources of Victorian mathematical idealism -- God and math at Harvard : Benjamin Peirce and the divinity of mathematics -- George Boole and the genesis of symbolic logic -- Augustus De Morgan and the logic of relations -- Earthly calculations : mathematics and professionalism in the late nineteenth century.

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Religion and science.
Mathematics.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Mathematics.
Religion and science.
Geloof en wetenschap.
Wiskunde.


Electronic books.

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