Women in mathematics /

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by Osen, Lynn M.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : MIT Press, (Cambridge, Mass. :) Physical details: xii, 185 p. : ports. ; 20 cm. Subject(s): Women mathematicians --Biography. Year : 1974 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Kensington Intermediate Senior High 510 OSE Available

Introduction.--History.--Hypatia, 370-415.--From the Dark Ages to the Renaissance: the "Witch" of Agnesi, 1718-1799.--Emilie de Breteuil, Marquise du Chà‚telet, 1706-1749.--Caroline Herschel, 1750-1848.--Sophie Germain, 1776-1831.--Mary Fairfax Somerville, 1780-1872.--Sonya Corvin-Krukovsky Kovalevsky, 1850-1891.--Emmy (Amalie) Noether, 1882-1935.--The golden age of mathematics.--The feminine mathtique.--Bibliography (p. 173-178).