Derry Clergy and Parishes, Being an Account of the Clergy of The Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Derry, from the Earliest Period, with Historical Notices of the Several Parishes, Churches, Etc.

Leslie, Rev. James B. · Enniskillen

Author

Leslie, Rev. James B.

Date

1937

Place

Enniskillen

Publisher

Printed for the author by R.H. Ritchie

Language

English

Binding

4to.(6" x 9.5") Full publishers rose cloth with blindstamp rule framing both boards. Spine with gilt title towards head, gilt author towards center, gilt publisher at foot, head and foot with gilt rule. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, head of spine sun-faded (lighter stain), dampstain to top of first few pages including frontispiece and title page.

Format

Calculus led him to invent new ways of solving problems. Unlike many of his contemporaries who embraced Analysis and its applications to the problems of Geometry, Steiner loathed what he perceived as avoidable encroachments by Calculus fanatics. This ensured that he ignored Analytical Geometry: focusing almost exclusively on the Axiomatic one (often referred to as Pure or Synthetic Geometry). Regarding his aversion for Analysis and love for Geometry, he later opined that calculating is an impediment to reasoning whereas pure geometry is an enhancer of creative thoughts. It was while in Berlin (in 1826) that he met and befriended both August Leopold Crelle and Niels Henrik Abel. His works, alongside Abel’s, inspired Crelle to inaugurate his famous Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (known simply as Crelle’s Journal). Steiner’s ingenuity gave Projective Geometry a breath of fresh air: enabling him to produce impressive works devoid of any trace of Analysis. To the amazement of his Analysis-counterparts, his methodologies and proofs easily matched theirs in both depth and rigor. His 1832 masterpiece: a book titled Systematische Entwicklung der Abhängigkeit geometrischer Gestalten voneinander harbored several of his latest and previous works. It delighted Carl Jacobi so much that he helped secure him an honorary doctorate from Koenigsberg University, as well as professorship at University of Berlin (with assistance from the von Humboldt brothers). Alongside numerous concepts, the Steiner Symmetrization is named after him.

Category

Religion & Theology

Record

S.I.6767

Condition

Good

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