Calculations of faith: mathematics, philosophy, and sanctity in 18th-century Italy (new work on Maria Gaetana Agnesi) |
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Authors: | Paula Findlen |
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Institution: | Department of History, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2024, USA |
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Abstract: | The recent publication of three books on Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) offers an opportunity to reflect on how we have understood and misunderstood her legacy to the history of mathematics, as the author of an important vernacular textbook, Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventú italiana (Milan, 1748), and one of the best-known women natural philosophers and mathematicians of her generation. This article discusses the work of Antonella Cupillari, Franco Minonzio, and Massimo Mazzotti in relation to earlier studies of Agnesi and reflects on the current state of this subject in light of the author’s own research on Agnesi. |
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Keywords: | 01A50 01A70 01A85 |
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