New Perspectives on Beltrami’s Life and Work – Considerations Based on his Correspondence

Rossana Tazzioli
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Rossana Tazzioli: Université de Sciences et Technologie de Lille, U.F.R. de Mathématiques, Laboratoire Paul Painlevé U.M.R. CNRS 8524

A chapter in Mathematicians in Bologna 1861–1960, 2012, pp 465-517 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Eugenio Beltrami was a prominent figure of nineteenth century Italian mathematics. He was also involved in the social, cultural and political events of his country. This paper aims at throwing fresh light on some aspects of Beltrami’s life and work by using his personal correspondence. Unfortunately, Beltrami’s Archive has never been found, and only letters by Beltrami – or in a few cases some drafts addressed to him – are available. In this paper, some letters addressed by Beltrami to his foreign colleagues are published and annotated for the first time in order to give a more exhaustive picture of Beltrami’s personality and to point out the impact of his work in Italy and abroad.

Keywords: Mathematical Physic; Potential Theory; Foreign Colleague; Pseudospherical Surface; Italian Mathematician (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0227-7_21

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