21. BENJAMIN PEIRCE peirce, benjamin (1809I 88o), American mathematician and astronomer, was bornat Salem, Massachusetts, on the 4th of April 1809. benjamin peirce. http://29.1911encyclopedia.org/P/PE/PEIRCE_BENJAMIN.htm

BENJAMIN PEIRCE PEIRCE, BENJAMIN (1809I 88o), American mathematician and astronomer, was born at Salem, Massachusetts, on the 4th of April 1809. Graduating at Harvard College in 1829, he became mathematical tutor there in 1831 and professor in 1833. He had already assisted Nathaniel Bowditch in his translation of the Mcanique cleste, and now produced a series of mathematical textbooks characterized by the brevity and terseness which made his teaching unattractive to inapt pupils. Young men of talent, on the contrary, found his instruction most stimulating, and after Bowditchs death in 1838 Peirce stood first among American mathematicians. His researches into the perturbations of Uranus and Neptune (Proc. Amer. Acad., 1848) gave him a wider fame; he became in I849 consulting astronomer to the American Nautical Almanac, and for this work prepared new tables of the moon (1852). A discussion of the equilibrium of Saturns rings led him to conclude in 1855 that they must be of a fluid nature. From 1867 to 1874 he was superintendent of the Coast Survey. In 1857 he published his best known work, the System of Analytical Mechanics, which was, however, surpassed in brilliant originality by his Linear Associative Algebra (lithographed privately in a few copies, 1870; reprinted in the Amer. Journ. Math., 1882). He died at Cambridge, Mass., on the 6th of October 1880. See New Amer. Cyclopae.dia (Ripley and Dana), vol. xiii. (1861); T. J. J. See, Popular Astronomy, iii. 49; Nature, xxii. 607; R. Grant, Hist. of Phys. Astronomy, pp. 205, 292; J. C. Poggendorif, Biog. lit. Handworierbuch; Month. Notices Roy. A sir. Society, xli. 191.

22. Peirce, Charles Sanders peirce, Charles Sanders , 1839–1914, American philosopher and polymath,b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1859; son of benjamin peirce. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0838060.html

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27. Benjamin Peirce benjamin peirce. benjamin 1980. benjamin peirce Father of Pure Mathematics in America, (I. Bernard Cohen, ed.), New York Arno Press. Photoreprints http://www.seop.leeds.ac.uk/archives/spr2001/entries/peirce-benjamin/

This is a file in the archives of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A B C D ... Z Benjamin Peirce Benjamin Peirce (b. April 4, 1809, d. October 6, 1880) was a professor at Harvard with interests in celestial mechanics, applications of plane and spherical trigonometry to navigation, number theory and algebra. In mechanics, he helped to establish the (effects of the) orbit of Neptune (in relation to Uranus). In number theory, he proved that there is no odd perfect number with fewer than four distinct prime factors. In algebra, he published a comprehensive book on complex associative algebras. Peirce is also of interest to philosophers because of his remarks about the nature and necessity of mathematics. 1. Career 2. Mathematics, mechanics and God 3. Algebras and their philosophy 4. The philosophy of necessity ... Related Entries 1. Career Born in 1809, Peirce became a major figure in mathematics and the physical sciences during a period when the U.S. was still a minor country in these areas (Hogan 1991). A student at Harvard College, he was appointed tutor there in 1829. Two years later he became Professor of Mathematics in the University, a post which was changed in 1842 to cover astronomy also; he held it until his death in 1880. He played a prominent role in the development of the science curriculum of the university, and also acted as College librarian for a time. However, he was not a successful teacher, being impatient with students lacking strong gifts; but he wrote some introductory textbooks in mathematics, and also a more advanced one in mechanics (Peirce 1855). Among his other appointments, the most important one was Director of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1867 to 1874. Peirce also exercised influence through his children. By far the most prominent was

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29. PEIRCE, Benjamin, An Elementary Treatise On Sound. B. L. Rootenberg Rare Books. peirce, benjamin An elementary treatise on sound.Boston James Munroe 1836. 8vo., lvi, 220 pp., With 10 engraved folding plates. http://www.polybiblio.com/blroot/1765.html

PEIRCE, Benjamin An elementary treatise on sound. Boston James Munroe 1836 8vo., lvi, 220 pp., With 10 engraved folding plates. Original boards, rebacked in linen; 2 small tears on title, light marginal browning and some foxing. Stamps of Apprentices Library. First edition of one of the author's earliest works devoted to the investigations and theory of sound. Much of the material is compiled from other authors, including John Herschel, Wheatstone, Faraday, Breschnet, Charles Bell, Willis and Rush, with additional material partially rewritten and original remarks by Peirce. This book is also valuable for the fifty page catalogue of works relating to sound. This item is listed on Bibliopoly by ; click here for further details.

30. LENZEN, VF, Benjamin Peirce And The US Coast Survey. Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc. LENZEN, VF benjamin peirce and the US Coast Survey.San Francisco San Francisco Press, 1968. Illus. 54 pp. 8vo, orig. http://www.polybiblio.com/jahill/HillBibl-BRW143.0.html

31. The Darwin Correspondence Online Database benjamin peirce, 1809–80. For a list of all references in the database, includinga list of any letters exchanged with Charles Darwin, click on Refs above. http://darwin.lib.cam.ac.uk/perl/nav?pclass=name&pkey=Peirce, Benjamin

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33. National Academy Of Sciences - Deceased Member peirce, benjamin O. Date of Birth February 11, 1854.Elected to NAS 1906. Date of Death January 14, 1914. http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nasdece.nsf/(urllinks)/NAS-58MW3A?opendocu

34. Peirce Charles Sanders peirce studied philosophy and chemistry at Harvard, where hisfather, benjamin peirce, was professor of mathematics and astronomy. http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/peir.htm

Philosophy Pages F A Q Dictionary ... Locke Charles Sanders Peirce Life and Works Belief Reality Pragmatism ... Internet Sources Charles Sanders Peirce studied philosophy and chemistry at Harvard, where his father, Benjamin Peirce, was professor of mathematics and astronomy. Although he showed early signs of great genius, an unstable personal life prevented Peirce from fulfilling his early promise. He wrote widely and delivered several series of significant lectures, but never completed the most ambitious of his philosophical projects. After a respectable scientific career studying the effects of gravitation with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Peirce taught logic and philosophy for five years at Johns Hopkins University. In 1887, however, he retired to a life of isolation, poverty, and illness in Milford, Pennsylvania. Peirce's early philosophical development relied on a Kantian theory of judgment, but careful study of the logic of relations led him to abandon syllogistic methods in favor of the study of language and belief. His place as the founder of American pragmatism was secured by a pair of highly original essays that apply logical and scientific principles to philosophical method In The Fixation of Belief (1877) Peirce described how human beings converge upon a true opinion, each of us removing the irritation of doubt by

35. Benjamin Peirce Lectureship Application Information Harvard Logo, benjamin peirce Lectureship Application Information. Thebenjamin peirce Lectureship carries the rank of Assistant Professor. http://www.math.harvard.edu/faculty/bp.html

Benjamin Peirce Lectureship Application Information The Benjamin Peirce Lectureship carries the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointments are for three years with a starting salary of approximately 60'000 for the 9 Month academic year. This salary usually can be augmented by teaching at the Summer School or by working on a research contract if funds are available. The teaching committment is three half courses per year, including a one-term course on a subject of the lecturer's choice, if desired. The Benjamin Peirce Lecturers are expected to take part in the usual tasks of advising students. Application deadline is December 12. Application form (txt) Application form (pdf) Back to the department website

36. Encyclopedia4U - Benjamin Peirce - Encyclopedia Article benjamin peirce. benjamin peirce (April 4, 1809 October 6, 1880) was an Americanmathematician who taught at Harvard University for forty years. http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/b/benjamin-peirce.html

ENCYCLOPEDIA U com Lists of articles by category ... Encyclopedia Home Page SEARCH : Benjamin Peirce For others with a similar name, see Benjamin Pierce Benjamin Peirce April 4 October 6 ) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for forty years. He made contributions in celestial mechanics number theory algebra , and philosophy of mathematics After graduating from Harvard, he became a tutor there ( ), then was appointed professor of mathematics in . He added astronomy to his portfolio in , and remained as Harvard professor until his death. In addition, he was instrumental in the development of Harvard's science curriculum, served as the school's librarian , and was director of the U.S. Coast Survey from from In number theory, he proved there is no odd perfect number with fewer than four prime factors. In algebra, he was notable for the study of linear associative algebras, those based on linear combinations (such as quaternions ) where the associative law holds. He first introduced the terms idempotent and nilpotent in connection with categorizing these algebras.

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DML: Digital Mathematics Library Also: WDML: World Digital Mathematics Library Retrodigitized Mathematics Journals and Monographs Contains links to 1798 digitized books (> 311353 pages ) and to 124 digitized journals (> 2403280 pages). (Numbers of pages are preliminary; not all informations are already available.) Includes all the links mentioned on page 920 of: Allyn Jackson, "The Digital Mathematics Libary", Notices Amer. Math. Soc., vol. 50 (8), 2003 Local Copy A similar list is offered at http://www.wdml.org The database for this table is an ASCII based (ISO Latin 8859-1 extended) list , which may be parsed by this PERL script If you want items to be added here, please send me the necessary data. Lists ordered by "Author name", "Title", or "Repository" are provided: (ordering by "Repository" gives a list of journals only. Sorting by "Author" gives lists only with those items - such as books - with an author entry.) Author: A B C D ... Z Title: A B C D ... Z Nr. Repository: Author, Title (Books only): Pages: Year(s): Type: Michigan Padoa, Alessandro

38. Benjamin Peirce 4.4.1809 Salem/Mass - 6.10.1880 Cambridge/Mass http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/birep/collect/peirce.txt

Benjamin Peirce 4.4.1809 Salem/Mass - 6.10.1880 Cambridge/Mass Studium am Harvard College (1829-1839) mit Promotion. 1870: "Linear Associative Algebra" Seine Resultate markierten den Beginn einer neuen Entwicklungsetappe in der Algebrentheorie, die schliesslich zur Untersuchung der Algebren als abstrakte algebraische Struktur fuehrte. Er gab die Multiplikationstafeln aller "reinen" Algebren mit weniger als 7 Basiselementen an. Es war der erste Versuch, die Vielfalt der Algebren zu klassifizieren.

39. Detailed Record benjamin peirce father of pure mathematics in America • By IBernard Cohen • Publisher New York Arno Press, 1980. • ISBN http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/e8a54f9643b30435.html

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