Giovanni Battista Guccia Pioneer of International Cooperation in Mathematics /

• Main Authors: Bongiorno, Benedetto (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Curbera, Guillermo P. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Algebraic geometry.; Mathematics-Philosophy.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Algebraic Geometry.; Philosophy of Mathematics.

This book examines the life and work of mathematician Giovanni Battista Guccia, founder of the Circolo Matematico di Palermo and its renowned journal, the Rendiconti del Circolo matematico di Palermo. The authors describe how Guccia, an Italian geometer, was able to establish a mathematical society...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Background
• 2 The Formative Years
• 3 The Scientific Context
• 4 The Projects of Guccia: First Stage
• 5 The Projects of Guccia: Second Stage
• 6 Maximum Splendor
• 7 Epilogue
• 8 Appendices
• Bibliography
• References.