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Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 1/1/2007; ; 425 words
; Cayley, Arthur Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age. Tony Crilly. Baltimore...967 papers, were crucial for the development of linear algebra. Arthur Cayley is the first full-length account of Cayley's life. The book...
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Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2006; 478 words
; 0801880114 Arthur Cayley; mathematician laureate of the Victorian age. Crilly, Tony. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2006 609 pages $69.95 Hardcover QA29 Arthur Cayley was one of the most prolific and important mathematicians of the...
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Seventh school board candidate a math devotee
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 1/15/2009; ; 586 words
; ...mathematicians: Seven-year-old Isaac's name recalls Isaac Newton, and 10-year-old Cayley was named after British mathematician Arthur Cayley. Armed with a love for math and experience in math education, Marc Bledsoe yesterday became...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/26/1994; 460 words
; ...Charles George Gordon, general, killed at Khartoum 1885; Arthur Cayley, mathematician, 1895; Sir James Mackenzie, physician...this day: Sydney, Australia, was founded by Governor Arthur Phillip, 1788; Napoleon Bonaparte became president...
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New linear algebra study findings recently were reported by G. Sobczyk and co-researchers.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Mathematics; 9/23/2008; 521 words
; "Matrix multiplication was first introduced by Arthur Cayley in 1855 in agreement with the composition of linear transformations. We explore an underlying geometric framework in which matrix...
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Is it true that you only need four colours to draw a map?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...The problem was first set out in 1850 by Francis Guthrie of the University of London. It wasn't long before Sir Arthur Cayley realised that it would be much harder to prove than anyone thought, outlining the reasons why in a paper that he sent...
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STRANGE HISTORY OF A CARTOGRAPHIC PROBLEM
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...mathematicians worldwide for more than a decade, actually took giant steps in the right direction. Cambridge mathematician Arthur Cayley stated that any map needing more than four colors led to a contradiction: If you pretend some maps need more than...
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Mirror games; Mathematics.(Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 2/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...twisting and flipping. But studying such symmetries required a whole new language. A crucial step here was made by Arthur Cayley, a Victorian mathematician who showed that the symmetries of any object could be described by a mathematical structure...
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Young roller hockey aces are doing the city proud.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 2/2/2008; 606 words
; ...successes masterminded by club coach Arthur Corr. Not only do Sam Cayley, Hanwei Lim, Nick Flint, Richard...the semi-final. Keeper Sam Cayley saved a late penalty to preserve...results: Under 15 squad: Sam Cayley (captain), Hanwei Lim, Richard...
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CORPORATION COMMISSION
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 5/22/1996; 700+ words
; ...Butler; Frank Kell Cahoon; Bernice Calhoun; Mamie C. Calhoun; Emmett Canaday; Arthur Carter; Thelma Eden Carter; LaVera Cash; Raymond D. Cash; Mary Kell Cayley; Chaparral Energy, Inc.; Chevron USA Inc.; Christian Church of Forgan; Donna...
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Arthur Cayley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arthur Cayley , 1821-95, English mathematician. He was admitted to the bar in 1849...important in modern physics, particularly in the theory of relativity. Cayley's collected papers were published in 13 volumes (1889-98).
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Headlam, Arthur Cayley
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Headlam, Arthur Cayley (1862–1947), Bp. of Gloucester 1923–45. He previously held high academic offices. A central Churchman...
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Cayley, Arthur
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Cayley, Arthur ( b . Richmond, Surrey, England 16 August 1821; d . Cambridge, England, 26 January 1895), mathematics, astronomy . Cayley was the second son of Henry Cayley, a merchant living in St. Petersburg, and Maria Antonia...
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Cayley table
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
Cayley table ( composition table ; operation table...used by the 19th-century mathematician Arthur Cayley. To illustrate, the set {1,–...operation ◦ as described by the Cayley table shown in the diagram. The value...
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Laguerre, Edmond Nicolas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...cited as being an inspiration for Arthur Cayley when he introduced a metric into...Klein when he improved and extended Cayley ’ s work in 1871. 1 These...These is no mention of Laguerre in Cayley, and Cayley was meticulous to the...
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