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by Daniel J. Cohen


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Throughout history, application rather than abstraction has been the prominent driving force in mathematics. From the compass and sextant to partial differential equations, mathematical advances were spurred by the desire for better navigation tools, weaponry, and construction methods. But the religious upheaval in Victorian England and the fledgling United States opened the way for the rediscovery of pure mathematics, a tradition rooted in Ancient Greece.

In Equations from God, Daniel J. Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies.

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  • Title Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith
  • Author Daniel J. Cohen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date March 1, 2007
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780801885532 / 0801885531
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.31 x 0.84 in (23.55 x 16.03 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematics, Religion and science
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006019751
  • Dewey Decimal Code 261.55

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Citations

  • Books & Culture, 09/01/2009, Page 22
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2008, Page 20

About the author

Daniel J. Cohen is an assistant professor of history at George Mason University and the coauthor of Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web.

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