Socialisation dans la presse américaine de questions mathématiques (1820-1832)

Between 1820 and 1832, two “question and answer” journals were published in the United States. Like their American predecessors, The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Diary, or United States Almanac (1820-1822) and The Mathematical Diary (1825-1832) borrowed from their English peers, including the famous The...

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Published inPhilosophia scientiae Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 119 - 142
Main Author Thomas Preveraud
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Éditions Kimé 01.02.2018
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Summary:Between 1820 and 1832, two “question and answer” journals were published in the United States. Like their American predecessors, The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Diary, or United States Almanac (1820-1822) and The Mathematical Diary (1825-1832) borrowed from their English peers, including the famous The Ladies’ Diary (1704-1840), this publishing format which enabled readers to publish problems and their solutions issue after issue. Despite the precariousness of the short-lived specialized press, the relative longevity of both titles as well as the sociological and geographical widening of their diffusion along the period, were consequences of publishing practices aimed at retaining and socializing the largest possible audience.
ISSN:1281-2463
1775-4283
DOI:10.4000/philosophiascientiae.1329