A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Eighteenth Century

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Tom Archibald, David E. Rowe

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
02 April 2026

Social & cultural history; History of mathematics; History of science; History of engineering & technology

Series: The Cultural Histories Series

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Eighteenth Century covers the period from 1687 to 1800. Advances in the use of calculus opened up both nature and society to mathematical analysis, while mathematical skills became increasingly valuable in ongoing power struggles between nation-states. This redefined the role of mathematics in many professional occupations, encouraging greater numerical literacy and better mathematical education. Building on advances in both analysis and physics, mathematics helped shape the ideas of the Enlightenment.

The six volume set of the Cultural History of Mathematics explores the value and impact of mathematics in human culture from antiquity to the present. The themes covered in each volume are everyday numeracy; practice and profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics and worldviews; describing and understanding the world; mathematics and technological change; representing mathematics.

Maarten Bullynckis Associate Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Paris 8, France.

Volume 4 in the Cultural History of Mathematics set. General Editors: David E. Rowe, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, and Joseph W. Dauben, City University of New York, USA.

Edited by: Tom Archibald, David E. Rowe
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 719g
ISBN: 9781350063051
ISBN 10: 1350063053
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 02 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maarten Bullynck studied mathematics, Germanic languages and media theory in Gent and Berlin. His PhD focussed on the shifting structures of scientific discourse under the influence of changing communication patterns in the 18th century. He is currently Maître de Conférences (Associate Professor) at the Department of Mathematics and History of Sciences of the University Paris 8, and member of IDHE.S (Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l' Économie et de la Société, UMR 8533). His research interests are the history of mathematics and computing in the 18th and 20th century, focusing on computational and information processing practices and on how the everyday work of the mathematician is shaped and slowly changes through time. He recently published on the use of paper tools in mathematics, and on the early history of operating systems.

Reviews for A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Eighteenth Century

“Numeracy is as fundamental as literacy in modern cultures and, as this readable and often surprising survey of Enlightenment mathematics in its broadest sense shows, almost no area of human endeavour was left untouched by mathematical thinking.” -- Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany