Inspiration or desperation? Augustus De Morgan's appointment to the chair of mathematics at London University in 1828

British Journal for the History of Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-274

  Rice, Adrian ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039230778     PISSN: 00070874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007087497003075     Document Type: Article

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