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Positive Thinking. Conceptions of Negative Quantities in the Netherlands and the Reception of Lacroix’s Algebra Textbook

Danny J. Beckers (2000)

Revue d'histoire des mathématiques

The beginning of the 19th century witnessed the emergence of several new approaches to negative numbers. New notions of rigour made the 18th century conceptions of negative quantities unacceptable. This paper discusses theories of negative numbers emerging in the Netherlands in the early 19th century. Dutch mathematicians then opted for a different approach than that of their contemporaries, in Germany or France. The Dutch translation (1821) of Lacroix’s Élémens d’algèbre illustrates the ‘Dutch’...

Władysław Orlicz (1903-1990) - Polish mathematician

Lech Maligranda (2009)

Banach Center Publications

This is a brief biography of the Polish mathematician Władysław Orlicz (mostly known for Orlicz spaces), one of the members of the famous Lwów School of Mathematics (Polish School of Analysis in Lwów) who after World War II organized the Poznań School of Mathematics. This biography also includes his scientific achievements and many official scientific activities (honors and awards, membership in various scientific societies and editorial boards). There is a special section about Orlicz's connection...

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