Niels Henrik Abel and his times : called too soon by flames afar /
"This is the life of a Norwegian mathematical genius: Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829). The author is himself both a historian and a mathematician."--WorldCat.
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Berlin ; New York :
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[2000]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Table of contents http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/math/1849275 Publisher description Cover |
Table of Contents:
- I Introduction
- 1. A Short Life
- II Family Background
- 2. The Abel Family Tree
- 3. Father's Period of Schooling and Study in Denmark
- 4. Vicar and Curate
- 5. Abel and the Simonsen Family in Risør
- III Childhood at Gjerstad
- 6. Priest at Finnøy, Church Affairs in the Kristiansand Diocese
- 7. Niels Henrik's First Years
- 8. Childhood Learning, Childhood Faith
- 9. Everyday Life in the Shadow of War
- 10. Ground Swells from Offshore
- 11. New Sounds in City and Hamlet
- 12. Home and Abroad, Crises and Turning Points
- 13. S. G. Abel Steps into Politics
- 14. The Times During Which Niels Henrik Grew Up
- 15. Niels Henrik Leaves Home
- IV Disciple in Christiania, 1815-1821
- 16. Meeting A New Era
- 17. School Life, Money Worries, and the Joys of the Theatre
- 18. Everyday Life in Christiania S. G. Abel Enters the Public Spotlight
- 19. Confirmation and Direction in Life
- 20. The Fateful Year, 1818
- 21. Christiania, Fall, 1818
- 22. Into Mathematical History
- 23. School Days and Many More Stories
- 24. To the Examen artium and Further Studies
- 25. Student and Homeless
- V Student Life, 1821-1825
- 26. Free Room and Board at "Regentsen"
- 27. Examen Philosophicum: The Course of Studies and the Teachers
- 28. Student Life and Circle of Friends
- 29. Spring and Early Summer, 1822
- 30. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
- 31. Copenhagen
- Travel, Summer, 1823
- 32. The Quintic Equation and Future Plans
- 33. Betrothal and Preparations
- VI Europe-Travel
- 34. Through Copenhagen and Hamburg to Berlin
- 35. Berlin, October 1825 to March 1826
- 36. Via Leipzig to Freiberg
- 37. Through Dresden to Prague
- 38. To Vienna
- 39. From Vienna to Graz and Trieste
- 40. Onward to Venice, via Bologna to Bolzano
- 41. In the Dolomites, over to Innsbruck and on to Mount Rigi
- 42. Paris, July 10th to December 29th, 1826
- 43. The Homeward Journey via Berlin and Copenhagen
- VII The Last Year in Norway
- 44. Back Home
- 45. Christiania, Autumn, 1827
- 46. From January to July, 1828
- 47. The Final Summer
- 48. The Final Round, Autumn, 1828
- VIII
- 49. Deathbed
- 1 Chronology
- 2. Commentaries and Supplementary Readings
- 3 Chronological Bibliography of Abel's Published Works
- 4 Annotated Bibliography
- Index of Names.